Profile of the Instructor

Dr. C. Bhaktavatsala Rao received his Ph.D. Degree in Industrial Management and M. Tech. Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He received his B.E. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.

Dr. C. B. Rao has over fifty years of diversified experience in strategic and operational leadership of large, reputed companies, including global multinational corporations, in India. Dr. C. B. Rao’s last formal assignment was as Managing Director/Executive Chairperson of Hospira Healthcare India Pvt Limited, a Pfizer Company. 

Dr. Rao is a prolific writer with over two hundred publications in economic and business dailies and refereed journals. Dr Rao is the founder of LeaderCrest Academy. The book, Think to Win, brought out in June 2025, is the eighteenth in the series of books authored and published by Dr. Rao under his LeaderCrest Banner over the last eight years.

Dr C. B. Rao serves as Ajit Singhvi Chair Professor in the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. He serves as non-executive director on the boards of select companies. He also serves as adviser to global corporations.