Rakesh Kumar

Rakesh Kumar is a Senior Director of Product specializing in payments and identity, with a strong focus on fraud protection and product lifecycle management. They have extensive experience in transforming complex business challenges into strategic opportunities, driving product innovation, and fostering collaboration across globally dispersed teams. Rakesh has held leadership roles at Mastercard, where they managed the development of multiple payment and identity platforms, and at organizations such as Nationwide and Cognizant Technology Solutions. They hold a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University and have successfully led high-performance teams to achieve measurable results in dynamic environments.