Rahul Rao

Rahul Rao currently serves as the Director of Cloud, IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops at Pine Labs, a role commenced in December 2024, where expertise in technology transformations across various domains is leveraged. Prior to this position, Rahul was the Divisional Head of Cloud Technologies and IT Infrastructure at Apollo Tyres Ltd from April 2022 to December 2024, leading efforts to enhance the organization's technological landscape. Rahul's extensive experience also includes roles at Bharti Airtel as Deputy General Manager and Senior Manager in Cloud Ops and Engineering, and at Accenture as an Information Technology Infrastructure Manager, contributing to over 11 years in the Infrastructure Consulting domain. Earlier career stages featured a tenure at Cisco as a Technical Consultant and Team Lead. Rahul holds a Master of Technology in Information Technology from Karnataka State Open University and a Bachelor of Science in Botany/Plant Biology from Kendriya Vidyalaya.