C-Suite Academy

CATS Director
Dr Hon Major Deepak Rao


https://www.majordeepakrao.com/

uccamumbai@gmail.com

Translating Modern Military Combat Doctrine into C-Suite Boardroom Performance!

Why Special Forces Principles Apply to the C-Suite
The battlefield and boardroom operate under similar conditions—uncertainty, time pressure and high-stakes consequences. Success depends on rapid situational assessment, emotional control, adaptability, team alignment and decisive execution—the ability to think clearly and act effectively under pressure.

Major Dr. Deepak Rao – C-Suite Leadership & Performance Mentor (Indian Pioneer- Modern Close Combat Training)
Indian Army pioneer who helped modernize Indian Army Close Quarter Battle training & redesigned Army's indigenous & most sophisticated training system AMAR.

Key Credentials:

  • "Pioneer of Modern CQB" – Ministry of Defence
  • "Architect of Close Combat" – CNN-News18
  • One of only six Indians granted an Honorary Rank by the President of India
  • Brand Ambassador of the Indian Army & Territorial Army alongside M.S. Dhoni, Kapil Dev, Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj Chopra and Mohanlal
  • Trained 25,000+ Special Forces personnel and commandos over three decades
  • Recipient of 6 Army Chief Citations
  • Founder of the Rao System of Reflex Shooting
  • Helped Refine Army combat system AMAR
  • Executive Performance Expertise
  • Registered Physician with advanced studies from Harvard, Stanford, Mayo Clinic, ACSM, MIT xPro, and Wharton
  • Expertise in Zen, Psychology, Hypnotherapy, Suggestive Influence, and CBT 40+ years in performance-focused medicine and 20+ years in psychology and resilience training
  • TEDx & international speaker and Author on Silicon & AI geopolitics
  • Books archived by the FBI, United Nations, INTERPOL, and Buckingham Palace

Dr. Seema Rao (58 yrs) - C-Suite Leadership, Resilience & Pressure Performance Mentor (India's First Woman Commando Trainer)
India’s first female Special Forces trainer who helped reform Urban warfare training of 10 State Anti-Terror Squads under directive by Indian Home Ministry after Taj Terror Strike.

Recipient of the President's Nari Shakti Awardfor exceptional contribution to national security training. She is a pioneer who paved the way for Indian women in combat roles in armed forces.
She is a global icon of woman empowerment, ranked by Forbes as No 6 in Woman Power, listed in India Today Ultimate Power Women, voted ‘Woman We Love’ by Femina, selected as 1 of 14 most influential women in the world by BBC host Ruth Davidson, Indian Express ‘Dynamic Woman of the Year’, Reebok ‘Fit to Fight Woman of the Year’, Harper Bazaar's ‘Most Inspiring Woman’ & Winner of highest National Award for Women in the Republic of India!

Key Credentials:

  • She spent 25 years training 20,000 commandos from special forces & 12 state Police Anti-Terror squads without compensation as selfless service to the Nation
  • Her books on Commando training were accepted in FBI, INTERPOL & Buckingham libraries
  • Seema completed advanced studies in Immunology from Harvard, Human rights from Stanford & Leadership from Westminster Business School
  • A 10-time TEDX speaker, a Mrs India World runner up, a film maker Seema is an inspiration to crores of women worldwide as an epitome of empowerment to shatter the gender barrier and achieve maximum potential.
  • A Biopic film is being produced on her life by Indias leading production house
Women in Leadership
  • International speaker on women's leadership, resilience, confidence, and breakthrough performance
  • Advocates the development of courage, self-belief, emotional resilience, and leadership presence in high-pressure environments
  • Works extensively with corporate leadership teams, entrepreneurs, professionals, and emerging women leaders
Dr Seema Rao is aptly called India’s Wonder Woman!

Dr. Komal Rao - C-Suite Leadership Agility & Resilience Coach (India's 'Woman of Steel & Volvo women empowerment model)

  • Komal is one of few women in the world to defeat a male contender, in the MMA world in Germany
  • MMA athlete, CBT Psychologist with certification from esteemed Beck Institute USA & Zen Expert & Author 'Unfreak your Mind' with Zen Mindfulness.
  • She specializes in human performance, behavioral conditioning, and physical-mental integration for optimized health and athletic output
  • Dr. Komal Rao received the Woman Super Achiever award from the 6th World Woman Leadership Congress in 2019 and Leadership Excellence Award from World HRD Congress in 2025
C-Suite Outcomes of the Rao Methodology
  • Military discipline translated into structured, execution-focused business leadership
  • Battlefield decision-making adapted for fast, high-pressure corporate environments
  • Integrated medical, psychological, and strategic frameworks for sharper leadership clarity
  • Strong resilience and emotional control enabling stable performance under chaos
  • Elite mentoring that builds accountable leaders and accelerates execution speed
  • Improved team alignment, crisis leadership, adaptability, and organizational effectiveness

Director of NGO:
Dr & Hon Major Deepak Rao has an NGO, The Unconventional Commando Combat Academy also known as UCCA NGO is a non-governmental organization of veteran trainers, honorary officers, combat instructors from the Indian Armed Forces, police, and accomplished specialists. The UCCA NGO is involved in voluntarily contributing to the Indian forces in the area of research and modernization of counter terrorism and commando training.


Their primary areas of research and training are close quarter battle, unarmed combat, reflex shooting, small team tactics, room intervention, live round tactical simulation, and explosives detection. Their research is published as UCCA NGO training manuals and gifted to various Indian force headquarters for their exclusive use.


In 2011, The Executive Director UCCA NGO, Dr & Hon Major Major Deepak Rao's contribution to the Indian Armed Forces was recognized by commissioning him into the Indian Army Parachute Regiment and making him one of the Brand Ambassadors of the Territorial Army & Indian Army, with the rank of Honorary Major by the President of India. In addition, the UCCA NGO President received Nari Shakti National Award,one of the highest awards in the democratic Republic of India from the President of India, recognizing their selfless service.