Rakesh Narasimhan

Rakesh Narasimhan is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive with extensive leadership experience in technology and compliance. As Founder of AQYNT, Rakesh oversaw Kaskada's acquisition by DataStax in January 2023. Previously, Rakesh served as Chairman, President, and CEO of Anitian, where a strategic vision was established to help SaaS companies achieve compliance efficiently, resulting in a 55% revenue growth over three years and significant investment rounds. Rakesh also held key roles at BlackSky as President & COO, Citrix as Group VP & General Manager, and Microsoft as General Manager for Azure Cloud Services, contributing to substantial growth and innovation in each organization. Rakesh began the career at Oracle Corporation and ToysRUs after earning a BS in Computer Information Systems from The College of Saint Rose.