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Neil Patel

Investor

Principal at Accel-KKR

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Neil Patel is an Operating Principal at Accel-KKR, where he works with growth-stage businesses and their management and investment teams on areas including strategy, go-to-market acceleration, M&A integration, and organizational design. He has over 20 years of experience across engineering operations, management consulting, start-ups and scale-ups, and investing. His background includes roles at McKinsey and an education at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Experience

  1. Accel-KKROperating Principalcurrent2024 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  2. Accel-KKROperating Principal and Head of EMEA Operating Team2023 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Accel-KKROperating Vice President and Head of EMEA Operating Team2022London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Accel-KKROperating Vice President2020 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  5. VisiQuateBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSanta Rosa, California, United States
  6. NAVTORBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentEgersund, Rogaland, Norway
  7. SymfoniaBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
  8. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)Guest Speakercurrent2023 — presentGreater London
  9. PayPropBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentStellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
  10. Georgia Tech Scheller College of BusinessGuest Lecturer2021 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  11. McKinsey & CompanySenior Engagement Manager2015 — 2020Greater Atlanta Area
  12. Kenway ConsultingManagement Consultant2013 — 2015Greater Chicago Area
  13. Lockheed MartinChief System Engineer2009 — 2013Washington D.C. Metro Area
  14. Information Sciences InstituteAdvanced Technical Development Engineer2008 — 2009Marina Del Rey, CA / Washington, D.C.
  15. EB, ElektrobitSoftware Engineer2007 — 2008Greater Detroit Area
  16. Chrysler and Federal MogulEngineering roles2002 — 2006Detroit Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Strategy29Leadership14Strategic Planning3Team LeadershipManagement4AnalysisBusiness Strategy6Engineering Management4System Architecture4Cross-functional Team Leadership10Organizational TransitionsAgile Methodologies8
+12 moreIT StrategyTechnical LeadershipEntrepreneurshipMarketing StrategyOrganizational StructureRecruitingData AnalysisProgram ManagementConsultingBusiness Process ImprovementIntegrationSystems Engineering

Languages Chinese · English · Gujarati · Hindi

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Who is Neil Patel?
Neil Patel is an Operating Principal at Accel-KKR, where he works with growth-stage businesses and their management and investment teams on areas including strategy, go-to-market acceleration, M&A integration, and organizational design. He has over 20 years of experience across engineering operations, management consulting, start-ups and scale-ups, and investing. His background includes roles at McKinsey and an education at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Where does Neil Patel work?
Neil Patel is Principal at Accel-KKR.
Where did Neil Patel go to school?
Neil Patel studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master's degree, International Business); Georgia Institute of Technology (Electrical and Computer Engineering).

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