Vijay Parikh
InvestorManaging Director at Global Catalyst Partners Japan
Los Altos Hills, California, United States
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About
Spent 17 years at Rockwell Semiconductor (now Conexant) leading a $1.4B business and served as president of Rockwell Japan. Later was CEO of StratumOne, sold to Cisco for $440M, then became a Cisco VP. Joined GCP as General Partner in 2000. Holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Experience
- Career BreakRetirementcurrent2024 — presentSFBA
- Global Catalyst PartnersManaging Principal2001 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Cisco SystemsVP/GM1999 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
- StratumOne CommunicationsCEO1998 — 1999San Jose, CA
- Rockwell InternationalVP/GM Wireless1993 — 1998Newport Beach, CA
- Rockwell InternationalCountry Manager1991 — 1993Tokyo, Japan
- Rockwell InternationalVarious positions in Marketing/Product Management1982 — 1991Newport Beach, CA
Skills & more
Strategic Partnerships21Start-ups42Business Strategy14Product Management4Strategy8Management20Business Development5Entrepreneurship21Go-to-market Strategy2Product Marketing1Corporate Development8Analysis5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vijay Parikh?
- Spent 17 years at Rockwell Semiconductor (now Conexant) leading a $1.4B business and served as president of Rockwell Japan. Later was CEO of StratumOne, sold to Cisco for $440M, then became a Cisco VP. Joined GCP as General Partner in 2000. Holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.
- Where does Vijay Parikh work?
- Vijay Parikh is Managing Director at Global Catalyst Partners Japan.
- Where did Vijay Parikh go to school?
- Vijay Parikh studied at University of Michigan (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Accounting and Finance); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Campion School.
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