Satish Rao is a Managing Director at Clareo, where he serves as an expert advisor to some of the world’s leading energy and resources companies, focusing on technology and innovation, critical minerals and mining, and energy. Mr. Rao has helped clients across the value chain from exploration, production, and waste and tailings management by helping define aspirational futures, develop vision and strategies, innovation capability, and applying new technologies to tackle strategic sustainability and growth challenges. His clients include global leaders such as Rio Tinto, BHP, Anglo American, Teck Resources, Barrick Gold, Metso, Weir Group, BP, Woodside Energy, Chevron, Baker Hughes, Castrol, GE, and Exelon.
He’s a passionate evangelist on the topics of technology, innovation, and sustainability. His work involves facilitating collaboration between technology providers, research institutions, startups, and corporate innovation and R&D teams to address complex challenges. He frequently speaks at top industry events like the World Mining Congress, PDAC, IMARC, Global Corporate Venturing, among others; and is featured in publications like Chief Executive, Engineering and Mining Journal, The Intelligent Miner, The Northern Miner, and SPE’s Journal of Petroleum Technology.
In his early professional career, Mr. Rao worked in the tech sector, in companies such as IBM, Motorola, and Ericsson, where he developed software and mobile solutions and contributed to telecommunications industry standards. He has an MBA in Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, in addition to an MS and BE in computer science and engineering.