Mr. Nagendra D. Rao, a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), is the designated partner and founder of Nagendra D. Rao and Associates, LLP, a firm of practising company secretaries based at Bengaluru. He did his graduation in Commerce and Law respectively from the University of Mumbai.

With over 15 years of experience in the corporate sector he specializes in Corporate and Securities Laws, Capital Market Transactions, Business Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Restructuring, Strategic Investment, Funds Planning & Arrangement etc. Prior to setting up his whole-time practice, he has also worked in multi-national companies like Godrej Foods Limited, Indo Nissin Foods Limited and Sobha Limited and was responsible for legal and secretarial functions.

Mr. Rao is a member of the council of the ICSI for the term 2019-2022 and has been elected as its Vice President for the year 2020.