Dileep Rao, PhD, was vice president of financing and business development and a board member at a venture development and finance institution for twenty-three years, where he financed the growth of hundreds of businesses and real estate projects.

Dileep Rao was born on July 29, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Dileep A. Rao. He is an actor and producer, known for Inception (2010), Avatar (2009) and Drag Me to Hell (2009). Trivia (7) Holds an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater.

Dr. Rao has extensive experience in both the business and academic arenas. From 1997-2010, he was a professor in new business formation and financing in the MBA and Executive MBA programs at the University of Minnesota (UM) and also has taught in Executive MBA programs in Lyon, Paris, Romania, South Korea, Vienna and Warsaw.

Dileep A. Rao (born July 29, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in Sam Raimi 's horror film Drag Me to Hell (2009), James Cameron 's science fiction film Avatar (2009), and Christopher Nolan 's thriller Inception (2010).

Dileep Rao is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in the 2009 horror movie Drag Me to Hell, and also has a role in the major blockbuster film Avatar, where he portrays Max Patel. Rao plays Yusuf, also known as the Chemist, in Inception He competed on "Jeopardy!"

Dileep Rao plays RDA xenobiologist Dr. Max Patel in Avatar, and is an American actor who has appeared in feature films and television series. He starred in the 2009 horror movie Drag Me to Hell, and also had a role in the film Inception, where he portrayed a character by the name of "Yusuf." He competed on Jeopardy!