Rakesh has over 30 years of power sector experience in the full value chain from generation to customer and regulatory. Rakesh possesses experience of working with Electric utilities and institution-managed MNC, private sector, public undertaking, and Government. Presently, Rakesh is Vice President of Tetra Tech. Prior to joining Tetra Tech Rakesh worked with SIEMENS, and Tata Power.

Rakesh holds a bachelor's and master's degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and a Masters’ in Business Administration. He has recently been awarded a Doctor of Philosophy. Rakesh has co-authored four books and published several papers.