viren rasquinha

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Viren Rasquinha

CEO of the Olympic Gold Quest

Viren Rasquinha was the former captain of India’s national field hockey team. He studied at the St. Stanislaus High School, and was a member of the Indian team that finished seventh at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He quit international hockey to pursue management studies at the age of 28.

PROFILE

  • Former India Hockey Captain, Olympian and Arjuna Awardee
  • Played almost 180 International matches for India in a career spanning 9 years including the Athens 2004 Olympics as well as the World Cup, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games
  • Retired from Hockey in 2007
  • Did his MBA from Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, Class of 2009
  • Currently he is the MD & CEO of Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), a not for profit foundation with the Mission to win Olympic Gold medals for India
  • Was selected as one of the 40 under 40 top Business Leaders in the country by Economic Times in association with Spencer Stuart
  • Was on the PMO Task Force along with Gopichand & Abhinav Bindra that prepared the roadmap for India’s preparations for the next 3 Olympics in Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 and LA 2028

STRUCTURE OF THE TALK:

 The talk will be focused on

  • motivation to set high goals
  • adapting to face challenges in an ever changing environment
  • taking calculated risks
  • planning well and executing efficiently
  • learning from defeat
  • working in a team.

I will be giving personal examples from my own experiences as the captain of the Indian hockey team where my dream was to win an Olympic medal for India as a player. I could not do so as a player and now as the CEO of OGQ, I am fulfilling my dream of winning Olympic medals through the 130+ athletes we support.

MOTIVATIONAL TALKS GIVEN AT:

  • Mckinsey India
  • Infosys
  • Avantha Group
  • Wipro
  • Manhattan Associates
  • Zinnov
  • Yes Bank
  • Deutsche Bank
  • ICICI Prudential
  • Edelweiss Capital
  • ZS Associates
  • Mahindra Lifespaces
  • Franklin Templeton
  • Spencer Stuart
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants
  • Amdocs
  • Asian Paints
  • Aristocrat Technologies
  • Tata Communications
  • Mckinsey Knowledge Centre
  • Credit Suisse
  • IIM A,
  • IIM B,
  • IIM C
  • IIT KOLKATA
  • ISB, HYDERABAD