Masood Pirzada
InvestorCEO / Executive Vice President, PVI NA at Presidio Ventures (Sumitomo Corporation)
Santa Clara, California, United States
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Experience
- Presidio VenturesChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — present
- Presidio VenturesExecutive Vice President2021 — 2024Santa Clara, California, United States
- Presidio VenturesSenior Vice President2019 — 2021Santa Clara, California, United States
- Presidio VenturesVice President2014 — 2019Santa Clara, California, United States
- Presidio VenturesSenior Director2011 — 2014Santa Clara, California, United States
- Presidio VenturesDirector2008 — 2011Santa Clara, California, United States
- BeneSec, Inc.Co-founder and VP Business Development2007 — 2009Santa Clara, CA
- Computer Sciences Corp.Senior Management Consultant, (Technology & Business Development)2002 — 2006
- Lucent Technologies, Inc.Senior Systems Engineer / Inbound Global Sales North American Region1997 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area & Washington DC
- Electronic Data SystemsCommunications Analyst1997San Francisco Bay Area
- Seagate TechnologyR&D Tech.1995 — 1996San Francisco Bay Area
- WD, a Western Digital companyR&D Tech.1992 — 1995San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningAnalytical SkillsStrategy6Leadership4Management3FinancingDeal Sourcing1StartupsEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceCloud Computing15Venture Capital11
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Business DevelopmentMobile DevicesTelecommunicationsWirelessPre-salesNetworkingBusiness StrategySecurityIPExecutive ManagementInvestmentsNew Business DevelopmentLanguages English
- Airframe & Power Plant License — Federal Aviation Administration
From Masood's professional profile.
Colleagues at Presidio Ventures
Ben Takeuchi
COO at Presidio Ventures
Dafydd Prole
Principal at Presidio Ventures
Ellen Pierce
VP Administration at Presidio Ventures
Hiro Tomogae
Director at Presidio Ventures
Jamie Tapscott
Operations Specialist at Presidio Ventures
Kei Yoshida
Principal at Presidio Ventures
Leonard Fong
Senior Controller at Presidio Ventures
Michelle Soon
Director of Finance at Presidio Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Masood Pirzada?
- CEO at Presidio Ventures
- Where does Masood Pirzada work?
- Masood Pirzada is CEO / Executive Vice President, PVI NA at Presidio Ventures.
- Where did Masood Pirzada go to school?
- Masood Pirzada studied at California State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science).
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