Rakesh has a 20 year track record of private real estate and hospitality investments, alongside a 29 year career in investment banking. He built and led businesses with Asian and Global scope at HSBC and Jardine Group, being a member of the Excos for Global Markets Asia-Pacific, Global Equities and Global Institutional Coverage, as well as HSBC Board directorships in India, Taiwan and HK. His real estate investments cover France, Spain, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Australia.

He graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc (Economics) and has further education from MIT in Commercial Real Estate, Cornell in Hotel Asset Management, and Wharton in Social Entrepreneurship. He holds an Asset Management Type 9 license from the SFC HK, is a member of the HK Green Building Council and has accreditation by LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).