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Venkatesh Rao
Consultant and thought leader based in Kirkland, Washington
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
Rao offers consulting services in four main areas::data-source[3]{index=3 url="https://www.ribbonfarm.com/consulting/" title="Consulting - ribbonfarm" iconURL="https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=ribbonfarm.com&sz=32" domain="ribbonfarm.com"}
- 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
Highlights
Coming up in 15 minutes on Devcon main stage: @TimBeiko on Shape of Protocols to Come, which is also the Ethereum community debut/first look of summer of protocols work. Come by if you’re around or watch the livestream https://t.co/j0zea7IB56
Coming up in 30min… forest fire protocols
