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Rakesh Menon

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Founder, Cancel the Cancer Foundation. at Cancel the Cancer Foundation
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Rakesh Menon is the Founder and CEO of Previu, a health-tech platform revolutionizing cancer care. After a 20-year career in investment banking with firms like JPMorgan, Citi, and Credit Suisse, he is now focused on early detection and prevention. Colleagues have described him as a trustworthy, detail-oriented, and hard-working risk manager.

Deeply driven by personal loss after eight family members died from preventable cancers, Rakesh left his corporate career to create a more meaningful impact. He is passionate about social entrepreneurship and making a tangible difference in peoples lives, a journey that included embracing a simpler life to focus on his mission.

He left a senior vice president role at JPMorgan in London to build Indias first cancer screening network that ensures patients receive treatment after detection.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Founder, Cancel the Cancer Foundation.
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Priorities

Topics Rakesh cares about

Early Cancer Detection
His company, Previu, focuses on the entire cancer care spectrum, from prevention like HPV vaccinations and proprietary blood tests to ensuring patient treatment follow-through.
Healthcare Accessibility
He is focused on bringing affordable cancer care to underserved Tier II and Tier III cities in India and has plans for global expansion into Africa.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Founder, Cancel the Cancer Foundation.
Cancel the Cancer Foundation
4-2023
Founder & CEO, Previu
Previu
10-2021 - 4-2023
Cancer Screening Program Lead - Ratan Tata-funded
Consulting
2-2020 - 9-2021
Principal Consultant
Capco
1-2013 - 12-2019
Managing Director
Divino Exim (Divino Foods International)
In the press

Media appearances

Building the Cancer Prevention Economy with Previu Health – Rakesh Menon joins The Builders Circle. Featured in The Builders Club
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COMPASS: Exploring New Directions with Mr. Rakesh Menon, CEO Previu Healthcare. Featured in Facebook
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Education
1994 - 1997
B.Com(Hons)
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
2008 - 2008
PRINCE2 Practitioner
Office of Government Commerce UK
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