Rishikesh Vinayak Patankar

Director, President, COO

Accomplished ICT sector leader with over 25 years of experience spanning e-Governance, large-scale program implementation, capacity building, digital literacy, and public sector transformation. Proven track record of leading multi-million beneficiary projects, driving national-level initiatives, and delivering outcomes across diverse stakeholders including government ministries, public sector entities, multilateral agencies, and academic institutions.

214E, 4 Avenue, Gaur City1, Greater Noida West, 201318, Uttar Pradesh, India

Languages

Skills

Certifications

Work Experience

Vice President

National Skill Development Corporation

Sep 2023 — Aug 2026

Lead implementation of flagship skilling schemes for Govt. of India including PMKVY 4.0 and PM Vishwakarma

Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Education and CSC Academy CEO

CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd

Sep 2014 — Sep 2023

Handled world's largest digital literacy mission, training and certifying 60 million candidates across rural India
Collaborated with 10+ ministries on various projects
Managed a project worth 3000+ crores, leading 75+ HQ team members and 600+ state teams directly and indirectly

Senior Research Scientist

Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt. of India

May 2007 — Sep 2014

Managed project management, software testing, evaluation and monitoring in ICT

Senior Lecturer / International Software Expert / Fellow & Lecturer

Guru Gobind Singh IP University, Delhi / Zhejiang University / Wuhan University / Central China Normal University / Apeejay Stya group, New Delhi / IILM, New Delhi

Sep 2001 — Apr 2007

Trained undergraduate and postgraduate candidates (BS/MS/MCA/B.Tech/MBA) in computer science

Trainee Officer Cadet - Executive Branch

Indian Navy

Jul 1997 — Mar 1998

Selected for 24 GSES Course at Indian Naval Academy, Goa through Combined Defence Services Exam (UPSC-Dec 1997)

Skills

Program ManagementLeadershipStrategistSports Enthusiast

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Robert D Sorbon University, France

Master of Technology, Computer Science

IETE, Delhi

First Class 72%

Master of Philosophy, Information Technology

YCU, Nasik, India

First Class 73%

Postgraduate Diploma, Bioinformatics

First Class 62%

Master of Computer Applications

Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India

First Class 66%

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Shivaji University, Kolhapur

First Class with Distinction 78%

AISSCE

CBSE Board, New Delhi, India

First Class 68%

AISSE

CBSE Board, New Delhi, India

First Class with Distinction 84%

Certifications

Fellow of ‘Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers’

India

Member of Computer Society of India (CSI)

Member of Edcil (MoE) Consultant’s Database

Member of Computer Science Teachers Association, USA

Associate Member of eLearning Guild, USA

ICT expert for IGNOU, NIOS, AKTU-Lucknow and multiple renowned universities/colleges

Executive Education program on Digital Transformation

ISB Hyderabad and AWS

NET (Eligibility for Lectureship and Assistant Professorship) in Computer Applications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Introduction to the General & IP Course

World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva

Languages

English

Fluent

Hindi

Fluent

Marathi

Fluent

Extra Curricula’s

National Mathematics Olympiad Certificate Holder

Participated in National Athletics Meet- Shotput, Thrice IronMan 70.3 Finisher

NCC 'A' Certificate Holder

Personal

Nationality

Indian

Marital Status

Married

Gender

Male

Father’s Name

Late. Wg. Cdr VM Patankar (Retd)

Passport No.

R1435375 Valid till 10/08/2027 with Valid B1/B2 US Visa