Rakesh Mishra belongs to a Brahmin family of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. His father was a dedicated government servant and now spends most of his time in imbibing spiritual and religious values to the younger generations of his family. Like father his mother too is a very pious lady. Rakesh Mishra has inherited the qualities of both his parents as a dedicated and self motivated professional as well as soft hearted human being. Having an Engineering Management and Law degree, he has carved a niche for himself as a successful thermal professional in a German multinational company. He has widely travelled to many countries like Singapore, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Bangladesh Zimbabwe, Dubai, Zambia for assignments and business development purposes.