{"id":3610,"date":"2020-08-13T17:41:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T17:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asmaindia.in\/iah-2020\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=3610"},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:11:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T18:11:54","slug":"sudhakar-rao","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.asmaindia.in\/iah-2020\/speaker\/sudhakar-rao\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudhakar Rao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sudhakar Rao, Director \u2013 Branding, ICFAI Group heads Branding for the entire group that includes 11 ICFAI Universities, 9 ICFAI Business Schools, 7 Tech Schools, 7 Law Schools and a huge Distance Learning Program. He is an accomplished Brand Strategist, a Start-up Mentor and a Social Media Advisor.<\/p>\n<p>Sudhakar Rao has a BE in Mechanical Engineering and went to IIM, Bangalore for Post Graduate Program in Management. 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