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Neil Desai

Investor

Managing Director, Public Equities & Partner, Atreides Ventures at Atreides Management

United States

About

Neil Desai joined Atreides Management in September 2023 as Managing Director, Public Equities and Partner at Atreides Ventures. He previously spent 11 years at Putnam Investments as a portfolio manager of a long-short TMT fund and the Putnam Global Technology Fund, and earlier held roles at Crosslink Capital, Tudor Investment Corp/Raptor Capital Management, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, and Merrill Lynch. He holds an AB in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Experience

  1. Atreides Management, LPManaging Director, Public Equities | Partner, Atreides Venturescurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Putnam Investments / bluescale capitalPortfolio Manager / bluescale capital / Global Technology Fund2012 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. bluescale capitalPortfolio Manager2012 — 2023Greater Boston
  4. Invest in Girls, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2020Greater Boston
  5. Crosslink CapitalPartner2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  6. TUDOR INVESTMENT CORPORATION (Raptor Capital Management)Analyst2004 — 2009Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. Thoma BravoSenior Associate1999 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Merrill LynchAnalyst1997 — 1999New York, New York, United States

Skills & more

Strategic Planning2Strategy1Risk ManagementMutual FundsInvestment BankingPortfolio ManagementExecutive ManagementHedge Funds12Private Equity9Valuation8Mergers & Acquisitions1Venture Capital2
+9 moreFinancial ModelingInvestmentsDue DiligenceAlternative InvestmentsEquitiesCorporate DevelopmentEmerging MarketsFinanceGrowth Equity

Languages Gujarati

From Neil's professional profile.

Colleagues at Atreides Management

Adam Au
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
Alexis Ren
Analyst at Atreides Management
Andrew Cobb
Director of Finance at Atreides Management
Andrew Fox
Analyst at Atreides Management
Andrew Perlman
Head of ECM & Partner, Atreides Ventures at Atreides Management
Anthony Grabiak
Investment Analyst at DIP Capital
Anthony Potter
Trader at Atreides Management
Cat Draper
Director of Investor Relations at Atreides Management

Frequently asked questions

Who is Neil Desai?
Neil Desai joined Atreides Management in September 2023 as Managing Director, Public Equities and Partner at Atreides Ventures. He previously spent 11 years at Putnam Investments as a portfolio manager of a long-short TMT fund and the Putnam Global Technology Fund, and earlier held roles at Crosslink Capital, Tudor Investment Corp/Raptor Capital Management, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, and Merrill Lynch. He holds an AB in Economics from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Where does Neil Desai work?
Neil Desai is Managing Director, Public Equities & Partner, Atreides Ventures at Atreides Management.
Where did Neil Desai go to school?
Neil Desai studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Duke University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); Queen Mary University of London (Economics).

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Also attended Duke University720

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Also attended Queen Mary University of London102

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Shared employers

Also worked at Putnam Investments / bluescale capital30

Scott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersChris JohnsonAnalyst at Fin CapitalJirapat SuvidejkosolSenior Associate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Katy YoungChief Financial Officer at Prelude VenturesJavier RondonInvestor at MatterScale VenturesRick CastroPrincipal, Investor Relations at Adams Street Partners

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Also worked at bluescale capital1

Adam AuInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

Also worked at Invest in Girls, Inc.4

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Also worked at Crosslink Capital38

Alex NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture PartnersBrandon AlexanderEntrepreneur In Residence at Crosslink CapitalEric ChinPartner and Alpha Founder at Crosslink CapitalAlexis ElfendDirector of Alpha at Crosslink CapitalAshley BatemanVP of Finance at Crosslink CapitalJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

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