Steve Sandeep Rao

Steve Sandeep Rao is an At-Large Council Member for the Town of Morrisville, where he has served since 2011, including a term as Mayor Pro Tem from 2015-2017. He is the longest-serving Asian American elected official in North Carolina. Professionally, Rao works as Of Counsel and Adviser to State Federal Strategies, advising technology companies. He previously worked as a Senior Business Development Executive at Alphanumeric Systems. Rao earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Emory University and a Juris Doctor from the West Virginia University College of Law. He resides in Morrisville with his wife and two children.