Alok Somani
InvestorCFO at Orbit Startups · CFO at Chinaccelerator
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
About
Alok Somani is the CFO of Orbit, with over 25 years of finance experience across Fortune 25 companies and smaller businesses. Before joining Orbit, he worked as an independent consultant offering CFO advisory services to growth-stage small businesses, and previously held leadership roles at PopCap Asia, Hess Corporation, and BP. He focuses on strategic planning, corporate finance, operational finance, treasury operations, investment advisory, and M&A, and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson and a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Experience
- Orbit StartupsChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Ninety South LimitedManaging Directorcurrent2011 — presentShanghai
- Ninety South Delivers Inc.Founder and Owner2021 — 2024
- Coffee Exchange USA Inc.Chief Financial Officer2020 — 2023Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
- PopCap GamesManager, Business Operations, APAC2010 — 2011Shanghai
- Amerada HessSr. Manager, Africa Finance2008 — 2010
- BPFinance2001 — 2008
- Jet-A.comInterim CFO2000 — 2001Chicago, IL
- ARCOVarious1993 — 1999
- MarsShift Manager1991 — 1993
Education
- UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA, Finance1991 — 1993
- University of MichiganBSE, Mechanical Engineering1983 — 1987
- University of MichiganBachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering
- University of Michigan-DearbornBachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
Business OwnershipTeam BuildingPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingVenture Capital4Project Finance6Project Planning3Business Strategy19Real Estate Economics2Entrepreneurship10Outsourcing3Performance Management1Start-ups13
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Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management181
David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDana MoralyPartner; Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at March Capital PartnersJed LeidheiserPartner at March Capital PartnersShahin FarshchiPartner at Lux CapitalJennifer SavagePartner at Illuminate VenturesAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
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Also attended University of Michigan374
Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital
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Also attended University of Michigan-Dearborn1
Shared employers
Also worked at Orbit Startups49
Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSVTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianAmarit CharoenphanInvestor at NZVCWilliam Bao BeanManaging General Partner at Orbit StartupsOscar RamosManaging General Partner at Orbit StartupsChing-Ping LinPartner & COO at Orbit Startups
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Also worked at PopCap Games1
Also worked at Amerada Hess2
Also worked at BP42
Brittany de KouchkovskyDirector, University Relations at Osage University PartnersLord BrowneFormer BP CEO at Giant Ventures Global LlpKaty YoungChief Financial Officer at Prelude VenturesRama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAlistair OwenPrincipal at VentureFriendsDan McMurtrieGeneral Partner at Anchorless Bangladesh
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Colleagues at Orbit Startups
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Aditya Kathpalia
Director of India & MENA at Orbit Startups
Amani Alshaikhmubarak
Director, Saudi Arabia at Orbit Startups
Ander Gonzalez
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Carrie Chang
Finance Manager at Orbit Startups
Chenchen Liu
Assistant General Counsel at Orbit Startups
Ching-Ping Lin
Partner & COO at Orbit Startups
Daniel Osorio Peña
Investment Analyst at Orbit Startups