Rahul Prakash

Rahul Prakash is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Everest Telecom Management which acts as the General Partner for Everest Wireless Partners–a Fund which invests in Telecom projects all over the world. Mr Prakash sits on boards of all portfolio companies. Mr. Prakash was also chairman and CEO of Global Services Partners Acquisition Corporation, (“GSPAC”) from it’s inception in 2006 through its merger in 2008. Mr. Prakash was the president of Telcom Ventures, a private equity firm, from 1997 to September 2002. During his tenure, Telcom was an early investor in: XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company; Aether Holdings, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company; Teligent, Inc., which was formerly a Nasdaq listed company; Mobile Satellite Ventures; Ubiquitel PCS, an affiliate of Sprint Corp., a New York Stock Exchange listed company; and BPL Mobile, a cellular operator in India, among others. During his tenure at Telcom, Mr. Prakash served on the boards of two publicly-traded portfolio companies, Aether (from 1996 to June 2001), and Teligent (from May 2001 to September 2002). From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Prakash was employed with LCC International, Inc., a Nasdaq listed telecommunications company, as Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chairman. While at LCC, Mr. Prakash also served as Head of Business Development for Telemate, a joint venture of France Telecom and LCC International based in Paris (from 1993 to 1994).. Mr. Prakash was a founding board member of the Indian CEO Council of the U.S., an organization of senior executive entrepreneurs, serving from 1996 until March 2005. Mr. Prakash received a B.A. with honors and an M.B.A. from Delhi University and an M.B.A. from American University. Mr Prakash is a US citizen and resides with his family in Virginia.