Rakesh Bharti Mittal is an Indian industrialist and business leader who serves as Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading diversified business groups with interests spanning telecommunications, digital infrastructure, satellite communications, financial services and real estate. A key architect of the Bharti Group’s growth, he has played an important role in building and expanding its telecom and infrastructure businesses. He is also the Managing Director of Bharti Realty Limited and serves as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of major group companies, including Indus Towers, Bharti Hexacom and Bharti AXA Life Insurance. Widely respected for his strategic and operational expertise, he has contributed significantly to the evolution of India’s telecommunications sector alongside the broader expansion of the Bharti Group. He remains actively involved in corporate governance, infrastructure development, and long-term business strategy across the conglomerate’s diverse portfolio.
He brings invaluable insights from industry, infrastructure and digital transformation, ensuring that CRF's policy research remains grounded in practical economic realities and implementation challenges. His experience at the intersection of business, technology and nation-building enriches CRF's work on growth, innovation and development policy.