Bushan Rao
About Bushan Rao
Bushan Rao is the Director of Business & People Operations at RudderStack, with extensive experience in scaling operations and cross-functional team collaboration across multiple international locations.
Current Role at RudderStack
Bushan Rao is the Director of Business & People Operations at RudderStack, with a presence in Bangalore, San Francisco, and Toronto. In this role, he has been instrumental in scaling operations, with a focus on enhancing cross-functional team collaboration. RudderStack specializes in customer data platforms (CDP), allowing companies to collect, route, and manage their customer data seamlessly.
Previous Positions at Joyride Games and Reflektive
Before his current role, Bushan Rao served as Business Operations at Joyride Games in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, he worked at Reflektive, where he held multiple positions over a span of three years. Initially, he was the Director of Business Operations (2017-2019) and later became the Managing Director- India for six months in 2019.
Experience with Disney and OnMobile Global
Bushan Rao's experience includes significant stints at The Walt Disney Company and OnMobile Global Ltd. He functioned as the General Manager & Director- Business Operations at Disney from 2009 to 2014. Before that, he worked in Talent Acquisition at OnMobile Global Ltd from 2007 to 2009 in Bangalore.
Educational Background
Bushan Rao studied at Bangalore University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree from 1996 to 1999. He pursued further education at Massey University, studying Management and achieving PGCBM, but dropped out after one year, from 2009 to 2010.
Expertise and Experience in Scaling Startups
Bushan Rao has a proven track record of addressing scaling challenges for technology startups. From 2014 to 2017, he worked as a Scaling Advisor to Startups across Bengaluru and Ho Chi Minh City. He specializes in solving growth-phase challenges and has deep experience working with open-source platforms, particularly within the customer data platform (CDP) space.