Bharat Sajnani
InvestorVP Investments and Portfolio Development at Nielsen Innovate
San Francisco, California, United States
About
Bharat Sajnani is Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Datadog, where he leads initiatives across AI startups, hyperscalers, product strategy, and AI tooling, reporting directly to the CEO. Previously, he held leadership roles at Square in payments and fintech products, and at Blackstone and Nielsen in technology investments and M&A. He holds degrees from the University of Texas in electrical and computer engineering and an MBA from Harvard Business School, with early-stage startup experience as a founding engineer at NeonYoyo.
Experience
- DatadogSVP, Head of Corp Dev, Hyperscalers, Startups, FDE, and AI Toolingcurrent2026 — present
- DatadogSVP, Head Of Corporate Development, Hyperscalers, Startups and AI Tooling2024 — 2026
- DatadogSVP, Head of Corporate Development and New Platforms2022 — 2024
- DatadogVP, Head of Corporate Development and New Platforms2021 — 2022
- DatadogHead of Corporate Development2020 — 2021
- SquareM&A and Biz Dev Leader2017 — 2020
- NielsenSr Director of Corp Dev and Strategic Finance for Nielsen Digital2014 — 2017
- Fab.comHead Of Corporate Development and Finance2013 — 2014New York / London / Berlin
- BlackstoneVice President / Sr. Associate2010 — 2013Greater New York City Area
- DellDirector, Product Development - Dell Cloud Solutions2003 — 2008Austin, Texas Area
- NeonYoyo / InterwovenFounding Member / Backend engineer2001 — 2002
- NI (National Instruments)Software Engineer1998 — 2001
Skills & more
BloombergStrategy46Strategic Planning5Financial Modeling25Private Equity15Venture Capital13Entrepreneurship7Mergers5Valuation13Start-ups23Competitive Analysis8Financial Analysis4
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Business StrategyManagement ConsultingProduct ManagementDue DiligenceBusiness DevelopmentCorporate FinanceFinanceMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate DevelopmentEmerging MarketsPortfolio ManagementAnalyticsFrom Bharat's professional profile.
Colleagues at Nielsen Innovate
Adi Regev
Sales Director at Unilever Israel at Nielsen Innovate
Arie Shen
Strategic Business Advisor at Nielsen Innovate
Aviv Hod
Media & XR expert at Nielsen Innovate
Baljit Singh
SVP, Global Head of Corporate Development, Nielsen at Nielsen Innovate
Dani Sherf
Business Mentor at IDCBeyond at Nielsen Innovate
David Toothaker
Founder & CEO of Full Sail Ventures LLC at Nielsen Innovate
Dov Yarkoni
Managing Director at Nielsen Innovate
Dr. Gali Einav
Digital Media Professor at IDC and Strategy Consultant at TMT at Nielsen Innovate
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bharat Sajnani?
- Bharat Sajnani is Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Datadog, where he leads initiatives across AI startups, hyperscalers, product strategy, and AI tooling, reporting directly to the CEO. Previously, he held leadership roles at Square in payments and fintech products, and at Blackstone and Nielsen in technology investments and M&A. He holds degrees from the University of Texas in electrical and computer engineering and an MBA from Harvard Business School, with early-stage startup experience as a founding engineer at NeonYoyo.
- Where does Bharat Sajnani work?
- Bharat Sajnani is VP Investments and Portfolio Development at Nielsen Innovate.
- Where did Bharat Sajnani go to school?
- Bharat Sajnani studied at Harvard University (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Harvard Business School (MBA); The University of Texas at Austin (Master of Science, Computer Engineering).
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