Rakesh has a 16 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 manages a real estate investment portfolio with an average project equity IRR of 32%.

He graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc (Economics) and has further education from MIT in Commercial Real Estate Investment Analysis, 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).