About
Mrinay Nair is Senior Director of Visa VCA at Visa, bringing over 8 years of experience in problem-solving across financial services, retail, automotive, and technology sectors in both individual contributor and leadership roles. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Germany and a Master's degree in Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology from Canada, and completed Harvard Business School's business bootcamp in valuation, M&A, and financial modeling. His experience spans business and digital transformation, technology integration, strategy and planning, and data analytics across platforms including Google Cloud, Salesforce, and Tableau.
Experience
- VisaSenior Director, Visa VCAcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of WaterlooStartup Advisorcurrent2020 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- SagardPrincipal, Partnerships & Policy2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Mackenzie InvestmentsDirector - Digital Strategy & Growth2019 — 2021Toronto, Canada Area
- Mackenzie InvestmentsDirector - Market Strategy & Growth2018 — 2019Toronto, Canada Area
- Deloitte ConsultingManager Technology Strategy2017 — 2018Toronto, Canada Area
- Deloitte ConsultingSenior Consultant2016 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- Deloitte ConsultingConsultant2014 — 2015
- The Rumie InitiativeConsultant - Product Development and Strategy2013 — 2014Toronto, Canada Area
- Ohzone E-Commerce Corporation - Mobile Payments StartupCo-Founder2013 — 2014Toronto, Canada Area
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Technology Specialist2009 — 2012Duesseldorf, Germany
- IBMzSummer University Participant2011Böblingen,Germany
- CETECOM GmbHTelecommunications Consultant2007 — 2009Essen Area, Germany
- Fraunhofer IISSoftware Engineer Intern - Wearable Device2008Nürnberg Area, Germany
Skills & more
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)1Wealth Management Services1Market Analysis1Strategy to Execution1Corporate Strategy1Product Marketing1Product Launch1FinTech1Marketing Analytics1Business-to-Business (B2B)1Strategy ConsultingBusiness Strategy
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InvestingPresentationsDue DiligenceVenture CapitalPrivate Equity FundingFinancial AnalysisPrivate EquityTechnology M&AMicrosoft PowerPointJavaHTMLWindows ServerLanguages English · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mrinay Nair?
- Mrinay Nair is Senior Director of Visa VCA at Visa, bringing over 8 years of experience in problem-solving across financial services, retail, automotive, and technology sectors in both individual contributor and leadership roles. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Germany and a Master's degree in Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology from Canada, and completed Harvard Business School's business bootcamp in valuation, M&A, and financial modeling. His experience spans business and digital transformation, technology integration, strategy and planning, and data analytics across platforms including Google Cloud, Salesforce, and Tableau.
- Where does Mrinay Nair work?
- Mrinay Nair is Principal at Sagard.
- What check size does Mrinay Nair write?
- Mrinay Nair typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Mrinay Nair go to school?
- Mrinay Nair studied at University of Waterloo (Masters in Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology); University of Duisburg-Essen (Bachelors in Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering); Fulbridge (Business and Leadership).
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