M.S. Rao, PhD, is an international leadership guru and executive coach, educator, author, speaker, and consultant. He is a C-suite advisor and a sought-after keynote speaker globally. He has more than 40 years of experience and is the author of 52 books, including See the Light in You. He has published over 300 papers and articles in international publications, including Leader to Leader, Thunderbird International Business Review, Strategic HR Review, Development and Learning in Organizations, Industrial and Commercial Training, On the Horizon, and Entrepreneur magazine. He is a soldier, entrepreneur, editor, educator, author, explorer, enlightener, researcher, mentor, and philosopher. He conducts training programs for various corporations and educational institutions. He brings a strategic eye and long-range vision given his multifaceted professional experience including military, teaching, training, research, consultancy, and philosophy. His areas of interest include leadership, executive coaching, and executive education.

He is passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others. He trains a new generation of leaders through leadership education and publications. His vision is to build one million students as global leaders by 2030, which is the winner of Leadership 500 Excellence Awards 2015. He has the vision to share knowledge freely with one billion people globally. He advocates gender equality globally (#HeForShe).

He is the founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. His award-winning book, 21 Success Sutras for Leaders was ranked as one of 10 finalists for the Department of Leadership Studies Outstanding Leadership Book Award―2013 at the University of San Diego. He serves on the editorial boards of various international journals, including Development and Learning in Organizations of Emerald, U.K. You can follow him on Twitter at @professormsrao.