Bio

Rajesh Sabari is a seasoned Fintech, Blockchain, AI & Digital Media executive with 20+ years of international experience using Digital transformative technologies in sales, technical, business and leadership roles for driving growth and business renewals. Rajesh worked and lived in several countries in SE Asia, Australia, Japan, Europe and North America. Assertive, proactive commercial leader with proven ability to close sales, farm new customers, and grow existing accounts. Rajesh has global transactional and significant operating experience in shaping growth strategies, program management and business development, opening new markets and driving business turnaround in Asia Pacific and Europe. His education consisted of a MBA from Chicago Booth where he graduated with High Honors, Distinction (top 5% across all MBA cohort), CFA charter holder, AI/ML Graduate cert program (3.7 GPA) in Stanford, data communications/software engineering from National University of SG and Advanced Cisco Networking engineer cert (CCIP). Rajesh currently leads Telcoin's (a Defi startup) all commercial activities and previously led MasterCard Data & Service's strategic Digital & media partnerships, merchant, distribution, SME and Govt sales in APJ. His achievements include multiple Presidents club and excellence awards for three consecutive years (2007-2009) in Amdocs, Syniverse and Singtel (Architect of best internal project handpicked by CEO, 2003) and ''exceeded'' sales targets in Mastercard (2018-2020). Responsible for partnership execution with Global Digital giants such as IBM, Google, Cisco, Itochu, NTT Data, Yahoo, Experian, Grab etc. Extensive history building productive relationships with senior executives and company officers. Proven track record of penetrating businesses from small to mid-sized enterprises up through and including Fortune 500 firms. P&Ls of > US$100M+; Programmes and Delivery Projects of US$20-30M. Rajesh works closely with startups and is an active Board Advisor, Director and Investor in XXM+ valuation blockchain ventures and Quantitative Asset management funds Specialties: Thrive in both entrepreneurial and diverse multinational corporate environment. 1. Structure, negotiate, and execute deals - Global Sales, Partnerships, Account engagement 2. Corporate strategy & Go-To-Market 3. Payments, Blockchain, Crypto, Platform expansion, Fintech Partnerships 4. Econometric models, Financial Modeling & Machine Learning 5. Wireless Roaming, IP/MPLS & Mobile payments/billing 6. Mentorship Avid technical mountain climbing and high intensity fitness