CS Nagendra D. Rao

Council Member and Immediate Past President, ICSI & Vice-President, CSIA

A Fellow Member of The ICSI, CS Nagendra D. Rao is a Law Graduate from University of Mumbai and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce. He is a Designated Partner and Founder of CS Nagendra D. Rao and Associates, LLP, a firm of Practicing Company Secretaries in Bengaluru. He was elected to the Central Council of the ICSI for the term 2019-2022 and served as Vice-President of The ICSI for the year 2020 and President, ICSI for the year 2021.  He is Vice-President of Corporate Secretaries International Association for the year 2022.

With over 16 years of experience in Corporate Sector he specializes in Corporate and Securities Laws, Capital Markets Transactions, Business Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Restructuring, Strategic Investment, Funds Planning & Arrangement etc. Prior to setting up his whole-time practice, he has also worked in multinational companies.

He has been associated with the ICSI for several years now.  He was elected to the Southern India Regional Council for two terms viz., 2011-2014 & 2015-2018 and has served as Chairman for the year 2015. Prior to that he was elected to the Managing Committee of the Bengaluru Chapter of the ICSI for the period 2007-2010 and was elevated as Chairman during the year 2009.

CS Nagendra D. Rao was a member of the Central Taxes, Corporate Laws & GST Committee of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry for the year 2018-19. He was a member of the Corporate Affairs and Taxation Committee of the Bangalore Chamber of Industry & Commerce during the period 2000 – 2004.  As a recognition for his outstanding service rendered in the field of education CS Nagendra D. Rao was conferred the title “VIDYA VIKAS” by Dr. D.G. Shetty Educational Society (R), Dharwad, Karnataka.