Dr. Madan Mohan Rao

A consultant, and writer from Bangalore is research projects director at MobileMonday, research director at YourStory.in, and research advisor at the Asian Media Information and Communication Center (AMIC). He is the editor of five book series: The Asia Pacific Internet Handbook, The Knowledge Management Chronicles, AfricaDotEdu, Global Citizen and World of Proverbs. He is also editor-at-large of DestinationKM and contributor to the Poynter Institute blog on new media trends. Madan was on the international editorial board of the book, Transforming e-Knowledge. Madan was formerly the communications director at the United Nations Inter Press Service bureau in New York and Vice President at India World Communications in Bombay. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology at Bombay and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with an M.S. in computer science and a Ph.D. in communications. Madan is a frequent speaker on the international conference circuit and has given talks and lectures in about 80 countries around the world. He has worked with online services in the U.S., Brazil, and India. His articles have appeared in Destination KM, The Economic Times, Electronic Markets magazine, Economic and Political Weekly, and the Bangkok Post. Madan is on the board of directors/advisors of numerous content and wireless services firms in Asia.