Harish Rao

 Harish Rao is a Money Management Coach having his own Financial Planning Training unit, Simple Equation.

Harish Rao is a Science Graduate and MBA. Before striking it on his own, he spent a decade with Franklin Templeton Asset Management Co. His last held position there was Vice President and National Head - Institutional Sales. Prior to that he was Vice President - South and East. He also worked with Toyota Motor Corporation in the Gulf for 9 years, before joining Franklin Templeton. His last held position there was Product Manager.

He has conducted over 600 training programmes for leading Mutual Funds and Banks all across India. All his programmes aim to combine academic rigor with practical happenings in the field. Apart from this, he has also conducted over 30 Investor Seminars across various forums and on the invitation of various institutions and associations. He has also contributed articles on the practice of investment advisory to various investment websites and portals.

 He is a Certified Professional Educator empanelled by National Institute of Securities Markets, a SEBI initiative for conducting programmes for both Distributors and RTAs. He has also overseen a special elective on Investment Management and Financial Planning, for students of Management Institutes. Simple Equation has been the Knowledge Partner for KAMFA, Karnataka Association of Mutual Fund Advisors.

He is a keen quizzer, having featured in Siddharth Basu's Mastermind in BBC. He has in the past conducted many Quiz programmes for Corporate and Advisors.

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