Raju, entered the family business, GMR Group, in 1996 at the age of 22. Through these years, he has held key portfolios in various GMR Group companies.

Initially he played a crucial role in shaping the overall strategy and positioning of the organisation. He then took on the development and implementation of various projects of the Group. He was instrumental in installing India’s first and the world’s largest floating barge mounted power plant - GMR Energy Ltd., Mangalore.

He successfully steered the Group’s foray into the Roads Business and the Group is now one of the leading road developers of the country.

Raju as Group CFO, also led the Group, through GMR Infrastructure’s maiden IPO in 2006.

As Chairman - Corporate and International Business he is responsible for Human Resources, Strategic Finance, Corporate & Strategic Planning (CSPD) and Corporate Communications Central Procurement  functions of the Group. He is also responsible for the International Business Division, Sabiha Gocken airport and other Corporate functions such as Corporate IT and Corporate Integration to name a few.