Rich Srivastava is a seasoned business leader with extensive experience in global growth, disruptive innovation, skills mismatches, and risk management. He has a Certificate in Predictive Analytics from The Wharton School, an MBA in International Finance from International Management Institute - IMI, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli.

Srivastava is the Founder and Chief Highering Officer at Highering AI, a global company that specializes in turning data and insights into business growth. Alongside Highering AI, he is also affiliated with Digitalyx, which assists in marketing campaigns at every step in the funnel, and Highering Talent, which brings IT professionals in SAP, Big Data, ML, AI, Analytics, RPA, and offers career coaching to job seekers. He was formerly a Global Program Manager at Cisco.