Subhakar Rao Surapaneni (Stanley)

Subhakar Rao’s career mirrored his five main professional passions: Leadership mentoring, Sales & Marketing Education, Philanthropy, Technology and Entrepreneurial investments. In each of these, his success has been phenomenal and he has emerged a true leader. To steer his philanthropic activities forward, he co-founded the Surapaneni Foundation centered on charitable activities and setting up educational institutions. He also heads SMEI, a Sales & Marketing -based think tank in India that works to improving global sales and marketing initiatives. Subhakar is a graduate in Computer science from BITS, Pilani, and pursued M.S. at the Wayne State University, USA & has numerous honorary certifications & degrees to his credit.

Subhakar Rao and his partners created what is today the largest growing Marketing Outsourcing Company in India. His entrepreneurial ventures have powered job growth in India and are now helping grow firms around the world.

Named one of the “100 Most Influential Global Sales & Marketing Technology Leaders” by Marketing Times, Subhakar Rao is inching towards celebrating two decades of driving stupendous global business change.

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