Nishant Rao

Nishant Rao brings expertise in B2B technology & SaaS sales and marketing with a repeat track record of delivering value & globally scaling successful companies in consumer internet & enterprise software with multiple stints of growth past $100M+.

He has played many avataars across a multitude of leadership roles from running global growth-stage SaaS companies achieving unicorn status (Global Head of Strategy, LinkedIn HQ then MD, LinkedIn-India & SE Asia + Global COO @ Freshworks) to being an entrepreneur (helped co-found Epicenter, India’s 1st voice call-centre), a C-level strategy advisor (McKinsey) & an engineer/product manager (Ariba & Microsoft).

He has an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Computer Science degree from UT, Austin. He has been recognized as 40- under-40 executive by the likes of Economic Times & Fortune for impact created.