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Sháka Rasheed

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General Partner at Open Opportunity Fund

United States

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About

Sháka Rasheed is a General Partner at Open Opportunity Fund, a venture and growth equity firm investing in B2B software companies across Enterprise IT, Fintech, and People Ops, where he heads Capital Development and Portfolio Value Creation and serves on the Investment Committee. His prior experience includes SVP of Strategic Banking & Wealth Management at Salesforce, Managing Director and General Manager at Microsoft, and roles at Bridgewater, Citadel, Lazard, and JPMorgan Chase. He serves as a Non-Executive Independent Director at DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Morehouse College.

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Experience

  1. Open Opportunity FundGeneral Partner | Head of Capital Development and Portfolio Value Creationcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG)Member Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentBoca Raton, Florida, United States
  3. SalesforceSVP, Strategic Banking and Wealth Management2022 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. M12 - Microsoft's Venture FundM12 Expert Network Member2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. MicrosoftManaging Director, General Manager - Capital Markets2019 — 2022Greater New York City Area
  6. Bridgewater AssociatesHead of Sales & Marketing2016 — 2019Westport, Connecticut
  7. Lazard Asset ManagementManaging Director, Head of Alternative Investments - Americas2013 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  8. CitadelActing Head (Americas) / Director, Global Distribution2010 — 2013New York, NY
  9. J.P. MorganManaging Director / Senior Client Advisor - Institutional Investment Mgmt2003 — 2010New York, NY
  10. J.P. MorganVice President / Banker - Asset & Wealth Management Division - Private Banking1999 — 2003Washington, DC
  11. J.P. MorganAssociate - Investment Banking Division, Equity Capital Markets Group1994 — 1999New York, NY and London, UK
  12. Merrill Lynch & CompanyAnalyst - Investment Banking Division, High Yield Finance Group1993 — 1994New York, NY

Skills & more

Sales Leadership13Stakeholder Engagement13Complex Sales7Software Sales3Revenue Generation3Cloud Computing3Cross-functional Team Leadership4Contract Negotiation2Fundraising2Sales Target Management2Sales Growth2Presentations2
+12 moreFinancial PerformanceCustomer SatisfactionHedge FundsEquitiesFixed IncomePrivate EquityInvestment ManagementCommoditySoftware as a Service (SaaS)Oral CommunicationManagementNegotiation
  • Open Water SCUBA Diver — PADI
  • Series: 3, 31 (Inactive) — National Futures Association
  • Series: 24, 7, 66, 65, 63 (Inactive) — FINRA

From Sháka's professional profile.

Colleagues at Open Opportunity Fund

Cesca Delos Santos
Executive Assistant at Open Opportunity Fund
Chad Harris
Partner at Open Opportunity Fund
Dami Osunanya
Director at Open Opportunity Fund
Hadley Poole
Operations Manager at Open Opportunity Fund
Jeffrey Asiedu
Senior Associate at Open Opportunity Fund
Marcelo Claure
Vice Chairman and General Partner at Open Opportunity Fund
Masayoshi Son
Founder, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group
Melanie Cohen
Fractional Chief Financial Officer at Open Opportunity Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sháka Rasheed?
Sháka Rasheed is a General Partner at Open Opportunity Fund, a venture and growth equity firm investing in B2B software companies across Enterprise IT, Fintech, and People Ops, where he heads Capital Development and Portfolio Value Creation and serves on the Investment Committee. His prior experience includes SVP of Strategic Banking & Wealth Management at Salesforce, Managing Director and General Manager at Microsoft, and roles at Bridgewater, Citadel, Lazard, and JPMorgan Chase. He serves as a Non-Executive Independent Director at DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (NYSE: DBRG) and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Morehouse College.
Where does Sháka Rasheed work?
Sháka Rasheed is General Partner at Open Opportunity Fund.
Where did Sháka Rasheed go to school?
Sháka Rasheed studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Morehouse College (Bachelor of Arts - BA, with Honors).

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