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Neil Desai

Investor

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

United States

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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
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Alexis Ren
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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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