Commerce graduate from Andhra University and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Senior partner of Brahmayya & Co., a leading Chartered Accountancy firm and has been practicing for the last six decades. Has held various coveted posts, which include Membership of the Southern Regional Board of Reserve Bank of India and Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Is also on the Board of several other Companies.

B.A. Graduate, is a Director in several Companies. Is a dynamic leader who has extensive experience in business and has been successfully steering Heritage Foods Limited towards growth and better prospects.

Holds a Master's in Business Administration from Stanford University, Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University, California, USA and Communication Engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India. Investment Associate in Vertex Venture Management Pvt Ltd between 2009-2011 in Singapore.

Post Graduate and Doctorate in Zoology. Served the state and central governments for about two decades as a member of the Indian Administrative Services(IAS). Dr Rao was the Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.