Rakesh Kumar Verma

Rakesh Kumar Verma is the Co-Founder, Chairman & Managing Director with Total 49 years of experience and 26+ years with MapmyIndia. He co-founded the Company along with Rashmi Verma in 1995. He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (hons.) from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, in 1972 and his master’s degree of business administration from the Eastern Washington University, U.S.A, in 1979. He worked for 10 years in the U.S.A. from 1979-1989 in various organisations in their business functions and as faculty, including in EDS (General Motors). He is the FICCI National Committee Chair of Geospatial Technologies. He is also currently a member of the Department of Science and Technology’s Legal-sub Committee for the National Geospatial Policy. He has in the past served as a member of the Government of India’s Planning Commission’s National GIS Committee. He received the Geospatial Business Leader of the Year 2015 award from Geospatial Media Communications. He also received the BITS Pilani Distinguished Alumni Award in 2020 and was listed as top 50 alumni by BITSA in its 2017 book publication.