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Prith Banerjee

Investor

Advisor at NewBuild.VC

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

SVP of the Simulation and Analysis Incubation Group at Synopsys (following Ansys' acquisition) and former CTO of Ansys. Advises the NewBuild investment team on corporate LP partners and AI investments and advises the portfolio on technology and market strategy. Holds a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.

Experience

  1. Forttuna CouncilsMember of Forttuna Councilscurrent2026 β€” presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. Forbes Technology CouncilMember of Forbes Technology Councilcurrent2026 β€” presentPalo Alto, CA
  3. Synopsys IncSenior Vice President, Innovationcurrent2025 β€” presentSunnyvale, CA
  4. ANSYS, Inc.Chief Technology Officer2018 β€” 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. The Innovation FactoryAuthor2022 β€” 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. Turntide TechnologiesBoard Of Directors2019 β€” 2023Mountain View, CA
  7. Cubic CorporationBoard Of Directors2018 β€” 2021Greater San Diego Area
  8. Cray Inc.Board Of Directors2013 β€” 2019Greater Seattle Area
  9. Korn FerrySenior Client Partner2017 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  10. Schneider ElectricExecutive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer2015 β€” 2017Pleasanton, CA
  11. AccentureManaging Director of Global Technology R&D2013 β€” 2015San Jose, CA
  12. ABBChief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President2012 β€” 2013Zurich, Switzerland
  13. Hewlett-PackardSenior Vice President of Research and Director, HP Labs2007 β€” 2012
  14. BINACHIPFounder and Chief Scientist2006 β€” 2011Chicago, Illinois
  15. University of Illinois at ChicagoDean of College of Engineering2004 β€” 2007
  16. Northwestern UniversityWalter Murphy Professor and Chairman, Electrical and Computer Engineering1996 β€” 2004
  17. AccelChipFounder, President and CEO2000 β€” 2002
  18. University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignProfessor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of Computational Science and Engineering1985 β€” 1996

Skills & more

Research90Strategic Planning99Business Strategy99Distributed Systems99Start-ups99Cloud Computing99Product Development99Program Management99Software Engineering99Entrepreneurship99Software Development99High Performance Computing60
+3 moreAlgorithmsR&DEmbedded Systems

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Prith Banerjee?
SVP of the Simulation and Analysis Incubation Group at Synopsys (following Ansys' acquisition) and former CTO of Ansys. Advises the NewBuild investment team on corporate LP partners and AI investments and advises the portfolio on technology and market strategy. Holds a B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.
Where does Prith Banerjee work?
Prith Banerjee is Advisor at NewBuild.VC.
Where did Prith Banerjee go to school?
Prith Banerjee studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Ph.D. and M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (B.Tech, Electronics Engineering); Don Bosco High School (Indian School Certificate, Science).

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