Rahul has the audacity to think we can change the world for the better. In a world that too easily settles for less, he believes it is worthy work to envision, believe in, and fight for greatness. It’s the work he does every day as an investor and strategic advisor. 

Rahul is a world-renowned business advisor, author, and speaker who has spent the past 30 years working with many top companies, CEOs, and boards. Rahul works alongside visionary leaders who seek to create positive impact across industries and issues with purpose, creativity, and humanity. He is on a mission to help companies and their leaders not simply endure change, but become skilled at transformation. Rahul is passionate about human-led transformation enabled by emerging technologies. He believes that we can make the world better by applying creativity to our greatest problems. He does this through Slingshot Advisory Group’s world-class team of experienced executives and leadership consultants.

Rahul serves as a mentor to business owners and management. He provides guidance on leadership, strategy and execution, and how to build and sustain high-performing, enduring businesses and organizations. Rahul is a value investor and manages a global concentrated portfolio at Force Multiplier Capital working closely with private equity firms and family offices. Rahul’s professional experience spans three decades as a corporate executive, entrepreneur and investor. Multilingual and multicultural, Rahul has worked directly with government agencies, Fortune 500, and international companies in Australia, Asia, Latin America, and Europe on turnaround and growth mandates. Previously, Rahul led growth initiatives including new venture development, acquisitions, and leading large-scale complex change programs at Accenture, Oracle, and Thomson Reuters. 

Rahul loves sharing his learnings on a stage, and has delivered keynotes on the topic of leadership, overcoming adversity, and human-centered transformation. Deemed “Silicon Valley’s high powered thinker” by Fortune, “Multilingual, multicultural leader … how to achieve meaningful outcomes in collaboration with others” by Forbes, and “Leadership expert” by Psychology Today. Rahul is also an author and essayist on leadership and overcoming adversity, having published in Leader to Leader, the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute’s award-winning journal and his acclaimed book Slingshot: How Adversity Propels Leaders to Find Purpose, Be Impactful, and Create Change.

Rahul studied at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and holds a dual B.A. in Computer Science and Business Administration from Northwestern College having graduated in three years.  He co-teaches value investing at the Georgetown McDonough School of Business where he studied international business and served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence. A lifelong learner, Rahul attended executive management programs at Harvard, Tuck and Darden business schools.