Rakesh is a senior technology leader with 17 years of experience. He is currently Global Head of Technical Architecture & Managed Services. He is responsible for cloud hosting & managed services, technical architecture, product design, vision & innovation, building next generation platforms, rolling out new technology changes and aims for reducing Total Cost of Ownership of products. He is involved with internal and external stakeholders for technology research & development and new initiatives.

Rakesh possesses strong technology know-how with deep knowledge in Java EE technologies, SOA, Enterprise architecture & integration patterns. Rakesh has helped customers and organizations in setting up and enhancing architecture and design of software products. Rakesh is a passionate technologist with active interest in leveraging Machine Learning, RPA and automation to bring efficiencies. He is an active member of Technology Workstream and successfully led the first ever S&P Global Hackathon in India, which resulted in successful deployment of a firmwide innovation platform. Rakesh holds a Master's degree in computer application.