Srikumar S. Rao (born 11 April 1951)is an elite coach who works with a select group of entrepreneurs, professionals, and senior executives.

[4] Most recently, he launched a 45-day course with Mindvalley called "The Quest For Personal Mastery" to help participants let go of limiting beliefs, increase resilience and create a more successful life.

He was a physics major at St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, and subsequently obtained an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

He was a contributing editor for Success, Financial World and Forbes, and has written hundreds of articles for these publications and others such as Inc., Training and Hemispheres.

[7] He has spoken to alumni of other business schools including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Wharton, INSEAD, Dartmouth, Michigan and Duke.

Rao currently teaches Creativity and Personal Mastery privately, in major cities including New York, San Francisco and London, and in corporate settings.