Professor Srikumar Rao is an international speaker, bestselling author, and one of the most popular MBA lecturers in America. His courses are among the highest rated at many of the world’s top business schools, including Columbia University and The London Business School.
Srikumar Rao regularly consults leading executives and entrepreneurs from the likes of Google, Microsoft, IBM, United Airlines, John & Johnson, and countless more in areas like meaning, purpose, performance, and leadership.
A regular contributor to Forbes, Inc.com and CEO.com, his perspectives on business strategy and the spiritual dimensions of success are widely sought after in various media channels.
Srikumar Rao’s training is so popular that attendees are required to join a year-long waiting list just to get in. The Quest for Personal Mastery program is an integral part of his goal to spread his teachings to a wider audience, so more of humanity may benefit from his transformational ideas and frameworks.
[Learn more about Dr. Srikumar Rao >>]( Skip to content Mindvalley Logo Membership Categories All Categories Mind Body Soul Entrepreneurship Career Relationships Community Results At Work Support en Log in Create an account Dr. Srikumar Rao Founder of The Rao Institute, international speaker & best-selling author Dr. Srikumar Rao Dr. Srikumar Rao is a world-renowned coach and speaker, guiding successful entrepreneurs and executives toward greater impact through spiritual alignment and transformative leadership. Dr. Srikumar Rao is an elite coach, international speaker, and best-selling author, renowned for helping entrepreneurs and senior executives make an outsize impact on the world. His courses, taught at Columbia and London Business School, are consistently rated among the best. With a unique blend of business strategy and spiritual wisdom, Srikumar helps high achievers find purpose, meaning, and performance in their professional and personal lives. His transformational insights are now available globally through his Quest for Personal Mastery program, empowering leaders to leave a profound legacy. Trainer credentials Srikumar Rao holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from Columbia University, a degree in Physics from Delhi University, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of motivation and resilience and is known for helping senior executives become more engaged in work as they honor their purpose. His course, Creativity and Personal Mastery, is the only business school course in the world to have its own alumni association. His work has been extensively covered across the media, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time, Fortune, Business Week, and dozens more. "Ancient wisdom is timeless wisdom." Dr. Srikumar Rao SHARE THIS PAGE Programs Discover all the programs by this trainer and let yourself be coached by one of the greatest minds in the industry. Quest for Personal Mastery This quest is for everyone who wants to experience unheard of levels of abundance, significance and happiness, while having the practical wisdom to weather any adversity they face ... Learn more 156977 698.9 hrs Over 268 stories of Dr. Srikumar Rao on Mindvalley "There was something different about this seminar, something real and many shifts took place within me that had not before" The break-out sessions were amazing, getting to connect with souls eager to seek what yours is. Having the opportunity to lift and be lifted during those moments was priceless. The structure of the entire event was a perfect flow... Read more Alyssa Sobecki Owner of The Difference Baker: Certified free from gluten/wheat, soy, peanut, treenut, fish, sesame & crustacean bakery and bistro. Leesburg, United States "Thank you Mindvalley for bringing together a virtual event of this scope like it was a casual meeting amongst a small tight group of peers and like-minded humans" This event has and will continue to impact us scattered all across the world in unimaginable ways. More than I could possibly articulate here... Suchitra Balaji Healer, Speaker, Coach Austin, United States What Students Are Saying About The Quest for Personal Mastery Here's what students have to say about Srikumar Rao and his The Quest For Personal Mastery. Discover a breakthrough method to dissolve toxic thoughts and engineer outstanding levels of happiness… Read more The Quest for Personal Mastery Video Stories "I was able to heal myself in so many aspects of my life" Dr. Rao's ideas and exercises made me realize how outdated my mental models were, and how limited my perspective in life was, it was truly eye-opening. I truly had to apply and integrate the lessons he was teaching, because my heart was broken and I couldn't understand what was happening. Read more Nica Roco ICC Coach Barcelona, Spain “The storytelling, from some of the great masters, was woven in many aha moments” I've worked in the learning development for 15+ years and considered that I've been part of developing and participating in some great courses I including personal mastery. Loved the way that the storytelling, from some of the great masters, was woven in… MANY AHA moments. Some REAL... Read more Kim Yiallouris General Manager at a Sales Training company United States "I thought the program was wonderful! I enjoyed the stories in each lesson, and I liked how the lessons tied together in the end” After completing the Quest I have seen positive changes in how I perceive situations, most notably in situations that I would have perceived negatively in the past. Now I can more situation, question what "story" I am telling myself, and very often think "good thing, bad thing, who knows?" Actual... Read more Kathryn Brown United States “What a beautiful, enriching journey this has been” I feel like so much has been shared with me but I don't yet realize its impact on my life. Almost as if seeds have been planted that will begin to grow into beautiful expressions of who I am. I feel like I've grown in ways that are not yet comprehensible to me, at this time. Read more Mridu Pasrija United States “Helped me overcome fears, put them to rest or just kill them” CPM didn’t just have a profound impact on my life, it created an internal revolution…Have a very short attention span but was completely spellbound and enthralled every minute of each day we met…retreat gave me a glimpse of a life of unconditional happiness…Do I have all the answers to my... Read more Sreedhar Reddy Kona MBA, Columbia Business School, 2005 United States “Now I feel happier and more grounded” This program came to me when i was puzzled with life in general. I find myself anxious and clueless about what i want. So when I attended the masterclass , I had an aha- moment right away. Generally, now I feel happier and more grounded. I often hear positive voices when things don't go the way I... 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