Kailasam Rao is the Founder and serves as Managing Director and Executive Director at Orchid Pharma. He is also an Angel Investor. He has a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from Andhra University and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM-Ahmedabad. He is also a member of The Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India and The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Orchid. Prior to establishing Orchid, he was associated with leading organizations in India in various capacities. He was singularly responsible for developing a multi-business conglomerate in the Gulf, which included the region's first ever bulk drugs plant.