Rohan is a passionate entrepreneur on a mission to improve our world through maps and location technologies. He has significant experience as an industry leader in digital mapping, geospatial technologies, and automotive mobility technologies. While still an undergraduate at Stanford University in 2004, the then 19-year-old Rohan created India’s first interactive internet mapping portal, MapmyIndia.com. He joined the MapmyIndia board as a full-time Director on July 26, 2007, marking the beginning of a period of high growth for the company and sustained value creation for stakeholders. However, his greatest achievement came in December 2021 when MapmyIndia was recognized as a ‘Unicorn’ following the company’s blockbuster IPO that was oversubscribed by more than 154 times, with the stock listing with an opening day premium of 65% despite uncertain market conditions.

Rohan has experience in the geospatial industry at various stages of its evolution, focusing on bringing significant benefits of maps and location technologies to individuals, businesses, and governments. He has previously worked with leading technology and consulting giants like Microsoft Corporation in Washington, USA, and with McKinsey & Co. and Intel Corporation in California, USA. This experience has been invaluable in his current roles as CEO and Executive Director at MapmyIndia, where he drives corporate strategy, growth, sales, marketing, product, and technology innovation. Rohan has global ambitions for MapmyIndia, and work has already begun to take the company’s products and solutions global under the brand ‘Mappls’. A technocrat at heart, Rohan believes that there is limitless potential to improve the lives of millions of people.

A meritorious student, Rohan received the prestigious President’s Award for Academic Excellence at Stanford University, USA, where he pursued Electrical Engineering. He also holds a master’s degree in Business Administration with Distinction from the London Business School (2015), where he earned the Dean’s List Award.

As a tech evangelist with rich entrepreneurial experience, Rohan is sought after by leading industry bodies and companies. He is a member of the CII National Committee on Space and represents MapmyIndia as a Core Member in the Indian Space Association. He sits on the Board of the publicly listed Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company, the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group, with a loan book of INR 50,000+ crores, where he advises the company on leveraging technology and phygital innovations for future growth and success.