Pravin Rao

Board Members & Past-COO, Infosys

Pravin Rao served as the Chief Operating Officer of Infosys and a Whole-time Director of the Board. Started as Software Engineer Trainee in Aug 1986 and Super-annuated in Dec 2022.

He was inducted on January 10, 2014 as a member of the Board. He was a member of the Stakeholder Relationship Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the Board.

He has over 35 years of industry experience. He has held a number of senior leadership roles including Interim Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Management services, Delivery Head for Europe, and Head of Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods, Logistics and Life Sciences.

As the Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Rao had overall strategic and operational responsibility for the entire portfolio of the Company’s offerings. He oversaw the key functions of global delivery, HR and business enablement.

Mr. Rao holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Bangalore University, India. He was a member of the National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from 2015 thru 2021. He also serves on the Executive Council of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) since 2015. He was the Chairman of NASSCOM in FY21.

He currently serves on the boards of Axis Financials Limited and Indegene Pvt Limited as an Independent Director.