Venkatesh Rao

Venkatesh Rao

Venkatesh Rao is a writer, blogger, and independent consultant based in Kirkland, Washington. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the popular blog Ribbonfarm, which he has been writing since 2007.2 Rao also writes the Ribbonfarm Studio newsletter on Substack.

Professional Experience

• Principal at Ribbonfarm Consulting, LLC (March 2011 - Present)1
• Fellow at Berggruen Institute (August 2019 - May 2020)1
• Researcher at Xerox (September 2006 - February 2011)1
• Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University (January 2004 - June 2006)1

Education

• B. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1993 - 1997)1
• MS, PhD from University of Michigan (1997 - 2003)1

Consulting Services

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• Organizational development
• Futures and strategy
• Executive coaching
• Commissioned independent research

Some of his past and current clients include One45, MDSave, OS Fund, AMD, Andreessen Horowitz, and others.3

He is the author of the book Tempo: Timing, Tactics and Strategy in Narrative-Driven Decision-Making (2011) and is currently working on his second book, The Clockless Clock.4

Rao holds a PhD in control theory from the University of Michigan. He enjoys dabbling in robotics in his spare time.4