Seth Rao

Seth Rao has over 20 years of experience in the corporate and technology industry. Seth began their career in 2000 as an Associate at A.T. Kearney. In 2002, they moved to Nalco Company as a Senior Engineer. In 2007, they joined DSM as a Strategy and Business Development Executive. In this role, they were responsible for strategy and growth through Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Seth also led the strategic planning process and identified and evaluated over 110 growth-markets in coatings and composite materials. In 2013, they became the Director of New Ventures at Outerwall Inc. and in 2015, they became the CEO of FirstEigen. At FirstEigen, they were the recipient of the "Gartner Cool Vendor" for Information Innovation and Governance and "IDC Innovator" award for Data Quality.

Seth Rao completed their MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, majoring in Marketing, Finance and Strategy. Seth then obtained a Ph.D. in Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, followed by a BS and MS in Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.