Rafee Tarafdar

Reviewer
DISC Type : Ci

EVP & CTO at Infosys

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Rafee Tarafdar is the EVP and CTO at Infosys, where he drives the companys technology vision, strategy for emerging tech, and large-scale digital transformations for clients. A graduate of Karnatak University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, he is also the co-author of "The Live Enterprise. " Colleagues describe him as a strong, reliable, and cool-headed architect.

Rafee is passionate about using technology for social impact, personally mentoring and leading Infosyss "Tech For Good" program. This initiative focuses on applying technology to drive social change in areas like e-governance, healthcare, and education, aligning with the companys broader ESG ambitions.

He founded and scaled the Strategic Technology Group at Infosys, a 3000+ person unit of elite architects and programmers working on complex AI and cloud programs.

Personality Overview

Late Adopter

Persuasive & Assertive

Informal Yet Blunt

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

AI-First Enterprises
He is leading Infosys's transformation to be an "AI-first" company, focusing on amplifying human potential and weaving AI into all services to deliver business value.
Digital Transformation
Co-authored "The Live Enterprise, " a book detailing his framework for making large organizations more agile, responsive, and continuously evolving through technology.
Tech for Good
Personally mentors and leads a program at Infosys focused on using technology for social impact in areas like healthcare, education, and e-governance.

Media Appearances

Rafee Tarafdar at Infosys on how AI is changing the company from .... Featured in Spotify

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Infosys at WEF 2025 | Mohammed Rafee Tarafdar. Featured in Infosys

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Embedding AI, agentic tech across our IP, products, and platforms .... Featured in Fortune India

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Work History

7-2004
EVP & CTO at Infosys
1-2004 - 7-2004
Associate Technical Architect at Virtusa
8-1999 - 1-2004
Systems Analyst at Misys
8-1997 - 8-1999
Software Engineer at Cadem Technologies Pvt Ltd

Education

1993 - 1997
BE from Karnatak University
Education details unavailable from Kendriya Vidyalaya

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Exp : 28 Location : Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : EVP & CTO at Infosys
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Insights For Selling To Rafee

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Avoid making offhand commitments
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rafee is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rafee

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rafee move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Rafee take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Rafee

Personality Compatibility


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