He started his career as a business systems engineer and a database architect. He did extensive consulting with prestigious financial institutions, such as the World Bank, and with large health care organizations. At Fleet Bank, now Bank of America, he led a major business systems reengineering initiative which was an important component of their successful strategic acquisitions.
Prior to founding D2Hawkeye, Rudra founded the IT Experts Group in Kathmandu, Nepal. In three years this company grew from three to over forty systems engineers. It later merged with D2Hawkeye to become D2HawkeyeServices, the largest software company in Nepal.
Rudra holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Economics from Northeastern University, Boston.