 He was formerly Executive Vice Chairman of Syntel's Board of Directors and also served as the company's Chief Executive Officer and President from February 2010.Prior to working with Syntel, Ranade held several senior leadership roles in companies like Siemens AG, Rockwell Automation, and Dematic Corp.

Prashant Ranade did his schooling and college in Mumbai.He studied mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, in 1975.