Rishi Desai
InvestorGeneral Counsel & CCO at Merida Capital Holdings · Chief Executive Officer at Jumpstart Ventures
Austin, Texas, United States
Experience
- Merida Capital HoldingsGeneral Counsel & Chief Compliance Officercurrent2021 — present
- Hudson Advisors L.P.Senior Vice President2020 — 2021Dallas, Texas, United States
- EnCap Investments L.P.Head of Legal and Compliance2017 — 2020Greater Houston
- Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.Director, Counsel, Sr. Compliance Officer2017
- Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.Vice President, Sr. Compliance Officer2015 — 2017Greater Houston
- The Investment Fund for FoundationsLegal/Compliance2012 — 2015Greater Philadelphia
- Cipperman & Company LLC / Cipperman Compliance Services LLCAttorney / Director2010 — 2012Greater Philadelphia
- Thompson Hine LLPAssociate2006 — 2009Greater Cleveland
Skills & more
Mutual Funds5Hedge Funds7Investments4Investment Management3Broker-Dealer1Private Equity2Securities4Securities Regulation2Investment Advisers Act1Investment Company Act1Financial Advisory1Alternative Investments1
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SEC- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 6 — FINRA
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Colleagues at Merida Capital Holdings
Florinda Koka
CFO at Merida Capital Holdings
Jeff Monat
Investment Committee at Merida Capital Holdings
Kevin Gibbs
Investor at Merida Capital Holdings
Mina Mishrikey
Head of Investments, Investment Committee at Merida Capital Holdings
Mitch Baruchowitz
Founder & Managing Partner, Investment Committee Chair at Merida Capital Holdings
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rishi Desai?
- General Counsel & CCO at Merida Capital Holdings
- Where does Rishi Desai work?
- Rishi Desai is General Counsel & CCO at Merida Capital Holdings.
- Where did Rishi Desai go to school?
- Rishi Desai studied at Case Western Reserve University School of Law (JD); The George Washington University (BA, Economics).
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Also attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law11
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Also worked at Hudson Advisors L.P.10
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