He is an alumnus of B M S College of Engineering Bangalore (BMSCE), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (Executive Education), and World Bank Institute (WBI), Washington, D. C., USA. He holds an Engineering Degree (BE) in Electrical Engineering, an Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Management (EPGDM) specializing in Marketing (an IACBE, USA accredited program), a Post Graduate Diploma in Finance (PGDFM) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication and Journalism (PGDMCJ). He has also participated in the Continuing Education Programs at the World Bank Institute (WBI), Washington, D. C. USA, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), and Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIML).
A professional and serial entrepreneur, he has over 31+ years of experience across Services, Infrastructure, Technology, and Government sectors. He was formerly the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Centre for Public Policy (CPP) at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB).