PhD (BITS, Pilani), MTech (IIT-B)
Worked with SPJIMR and NMIMS in leadership positions Former Pro-VC of NIIT University and Cmdr in Indian Navy
Expertise: IT in Banking, ERP, Shipping, HIgher Education in India and Middle East

Sunil Rai


Dr Sunil Rai is Partner of Cambridge Global Partners.  He works out of Mumbai, India office. 

Dr Sunil Rai has successfully executed strategic change management & technology infrastructure projects for large organizations. He has instituted and developed several academic institutions and fostered excellence through industry and academic collaboration, regulatory compliance & accreditations and innovative pedagogic improvements. 

He was instrumental in setting up top tier business school campuses in India, Middle East and Singapore.

He has accomplished high end Technical installation and infrastructure projects for the Indian Navy that include Commissioning of 3000 Ton Survey ship, Modernization of Leander class Frigate and Oil Tanker, Installation of Heavy duty cranes and Dry Dock dewatering Pumps, Instrumentation and Controls Laboratory and Gas Turbine Simulators managing Ships and Technical establishments of Indian Navy in various capacities. He received Commendation by the Chief of Naval Staff for outstanding contributions.

He has led several  IT projects  including Design & Development of Integrated Web enabled Enterprise Solutions (Ingress, Sybase, Power builder) for Logistics Management & Production Planning & Control, Infrastructure Management & Execution of Information Security & Networking projects.

His academic credentials include PhD in Business Continuity Management (BITS Pilani), MBA [HR] (IGNOU), M. Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering (IIT Mumbai), Masters  in Marine Engineering from Naval College of Engineering (NCE), INS Shivaji – Lonavla  (Best All round officer trophy & medal )and BSC Honours from JNU New Delhi. He was awarded Gold medal at  Sainik School and Best Naval Cadet medal at National Defence Academy (NDA), Kharakvasla, Pune.

His interest includes Design, development and Implementation of Technology enabled change management Solutions for Knowledge Industry and transformation of educational institutions to reach world class standards using their own strengths and infrastructure in making youth employable and executive brilliance.