Profile of Dr. Chikkala Venugopal Rao
As a human resources expert who has assisted numerous Indian professionals in finding solutions to their professional challenges, Dr Venugopal is a name to be reckoned with in the HR domain, having an innate desire to help career aspirants and organizations looking for the right talent.
Dr Venugopal studied MBA-HR, LLB, and PhD-Human Resources Management at Andhra University and also received three honorary doctorates in social services, having an overall experience of 16+ years with reputed IT and Pharma companies. He had established himself in a field where individuals became well-known after years of work by forming Verch Consulting LLP. Through this group, he was able to provide job opportunities to the right talent with suitable organizations.
He laid the foundation of Verch Consulting in 2019. At that moment, the company was envisioned as a Human Resource consulting firm that would provide its clients with specialized HR Consulting Services Advisory, Consulting, Technology and Executive Search.
The Verch team would be in a position to understand the client’s needs across all industry verticals to formulate hiring solutions that are most suitable for them. After three years of operation, the company continues to be recognized as an industry leader in the HR consulting market, serving more than 56 clients in all significant industries.
Dr. Venugopal Rao is active in research and has over 11 publications in academic journals in the areas of human resources management. And also conducted so many human resources training workshops—career counselling, skill development, and behavioural Leadership development programs: 27000 youth over 3 years mentored the youth towards employment and self-employment; received world records from the London Book of Records and the Telugu Book of Records.
His dedicated approach to leading from the forefront, privileging a friendly and happy work environment, has earned him several accolades. Global Indian Award by the Hon’ble Former President of India Ms Pratibha Patil, 2013:
Dr Rao was recognized as the CEO of the Year 2020 by the Indian Achiever Foundation and the Most Promising Industry Leader 2021 by Business Mint., Small Business Awards 2022 by Franchise India, Business Excellence Award 2023 by Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh, and Successpreneur of the Year 2023 under the category Human Resource Service Provider” for my firm Verch Consulting LLP by Franchise India on May 3 2023, at The Westin, Hyderabad.
