Nitin Rakesh, an Indian-American businessman and is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Mphasis. Prior to that, Rakesh was Syntel's CEO and President, as well as CEO and Managing Director of Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Ltd. Rakesh grew up in a small town on the outskirts of New Delhi and graduated in 1989. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Delhi Institute of Technology DIT.