Rahul Kulkarni

Commander
DISC Type : D

Founder and CEO at Prism Heirloom

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Rahul is a seasoned engineering leader with over 24 years of experience building high-performance global technology teams at firms like MSCI and Barclays. He specializes in digital transformation, cloud-native architecture, and Agile transformation. People who have worked with him describe him as a hands-on, bright, energetic, and go-getter technical manager.

Outside of his corporate roles, Rahul shows a keen interest in environmental and community initiatives. He has led team events focused on conservation, such as planting and caring for trees, demonstrating a commitment to local environmental action and team engagement beyond the office.

After a distinguished career in major financial technology firms, he recently founded Prism Heirloom, a personal legacy management platform.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Candid & Clear

Risk-Taker

They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They are very proud of what they do.

Topics They Care About

GenAI Adoption
He led engineering for customer-facing GenAI LLMs at MSCI and shares insights on why AI pilots often fail beyond the proof-of-concept stage, focusing on data quality and strategy.
Multi-Cloud Strategy
Views multi-cloud adoption as a leadership decision driven by vendor risk, regulatory pressures, and commercial strategy, rather than a purely technical one.
Building Global Teams
His career focus involves establishing and scaling high-performance global technology organizations and engineering centers of excellence across continents.

Media Appearances

Rahul has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
Founder and CEO at Prism Heirloom
11-2020 - 6-2025
Managing Director Engineering at MSCI Inc.
8-2018 - 11-2020
Director - Engineering Cards and Payments at Barclays
2-2014 - 7-2018
Vice President - Head of contact center application development at Barclays
8-2011 - 1-2014
Asstt Vice President - Application Delivery Manager at Barclays

Education

1996 - 2000
Education details unavailable from COEP Technological University

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Exp : 18 Location : Pune, Maharashtra, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder and CEO at Prism Heirloom
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Insights For Selling To Rahul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rahul is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rahul

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rahul move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Rahul take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Rahul

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