Mr. Raghu Rao Joins Bridge Point Capital through Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
Manhattan, New York, New York – May 18th, 2022. Bridge Point Capital, a Multi-Family Office based in NYC, today formally announced that Mr. Raghu Rao, a serial entrepreneur, strategic advisor and angel investor, has joined the firm through its Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program.
“We are hornored to have Raghu join the Bridge Point family. He is a great complement to our team of experienced investors and advisors and adds a unique perspective, given his accomplished career as an entrepreneur. Raghu is a well-known leader in the key areas where Bridge Point Capital is focused, making him a strategic and integral part of our company’s growth.”
- Mark Young, Co-founder of Bridge Point Capital
About Raghu Rao
Mr. Rao has led teams for management, operations, and oversight for clients in Government, BioTech, Cybersecurity, Publishing, and Energy sectors. Mr. Rao has advised on the strategy and managed the roll-out of high-profile projects, such as USA.gov, TSA Screening Gateway, Cancer.gov, and other eGovernment initiatives. As the Vistage Princeton Chair, Mr. Rao ran three high-performing peer advisory boards for middle-market CEOs and business leaders of companies with total revenues exceeding $2 Billion. As the CEO of InfoZen, Mr. Rao has managed over $1 Billion in U.S. Federal Government contracts. Mr. Rao is a Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE.org) and Indiaspora. He has held board/advisor positions at SonnetBio.com, ImageProVision.us, Kaya17.com, CellixBio.com, WizNucleus.com, InfoZen.com, and PaperBattery.com.
Mr. Rao is active in social entrepreneurship and co-founded the Hindu Jewish Coalition in 2012 and the Forum for Religious Freedom in 2007 to preserve religious diversity worldwide. He has held non-profit board positions at the Infinity Foundation in New Jersey and the Family Services Agency in Maryland. Mr. Rao has contributed and helped raise several million dollars in support of causes such as education and healthcare of tribal children in India, preservation of indigenous knowledge traditions, and diversity worldwide. Mr. Rao is a member of the Coalition of Religious Leaders of New Jersey.
Mr. Rao has an MBA in Finance from George Washington University (1991), M.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech (1986), B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Madras (1984).
“I am very excited to join Bridge Point, as the firm is dedicated to providing direct investment and exclusive co-investment deal flow for investors. I look forward to helping the management team build on this strong foundation with my experiences and network that I collected from my 35-year career.”
– Raghu Rao