Rajeev Misra

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Rajeev Misra
Born1962 (age 62–63)
Balasore, Odisha, India
Alma mater Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
IIT Delhi
University of Pennsylvania
MIT Sloan School of Management
OccupationInvestor
TitleFormer CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers

Rajeev Misra is a London-based banker and executive. [1] He was the CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers. [2]

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Early life and education

Misra was born on 18 January 1962 in Balasore, Odisha, India. [3] He attended Delhi Public School at Mathura Road, Delhi, India; studied chemical engineering at IIT Delhi; [1] and the University of Pennsylvania (gaining a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and then a Master of Computer Applications [MCA]).[ citation needed ] This was followed by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [4] Misra is a board member of both the University of Pennsylvania and MIT Sloan, and is on the board of trustees of Kaust. [5]

Career

Misra was Board Director of Softbank Group and CEO of Softbank Investment Advisers. Misra, who leads the team running the company's Vision Fund, joined SoftBank in 2014. [5]

Misra spent about 25 years in finance, moving from Merrill Lynch to Deutsche Bank to UBS. At Deutsche Bank, he oversaw a team of credit traders whose bet against the U.S. subprime mortgage market was chronicled in The Big Short. [6] He left Deutsche Bank in June 2008, when he was the global head for credit and commodities and was reportedly earning between 10 and 15 million euros a year. He then worked at the London-based TCI Fund for several months. [7] [8] He joined UBS in 2009, and in May 2014 he was a senior managing partner of Fortress Investment Group, until he joined Softbank in November 2014. [2]

The Wall Street Journal detailed Misra's alleged attempts to undermine his internal rivals at Softbank, including planting stories, filing shareholder complaints, and using a "honey trap". [9] [10]

In July 2022, he stepped back from his executive roles at SoftBank Group to start his own venture fund, as reported by various news agencies. He has secured over $6 billion, including from Middle East investors. [11] [12]

In November 2024, Rajeev Misra announced that he was formally stepping down as co-chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "SoftBank nominates Rajeev Misra, its $100-billion Vision Fund CEO, to board". The Economic Times. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Biography: Rajeev Misra". Softbank. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Biography: Rajeev Misra - Board of Directors - Company Info - About Us". SoftBank Group. 18 January 1962. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Krishnamachari, S V (27 May 2017). "India-born Rajeev Misra joins Japan's SoftBank board". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Global Conference 2017 - Speaker: Rajeev Misra". Rajeev Misra » Milken Institute. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Hope, Liz Hoffman and Bradley (31 October 2019). "Rajeev Misra Built SoftBank's Huge Tech Fund. Now He Has to Save It". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "UPDATE 1-Rajeev Misra to leave Deutsche Bank". Reuters. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Breaking news: UBS makes big hire in credit". Euromoney. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "SoftBank's Rajeev Misra Used Campaign of Sabotage to Hobble Internal Rivals". Wall Street Journal. 26 February 2020.
  10. ↑ Clarkson, Colin (2 March 2020). "CEO at Softbank lands in hot water with multiple serious accusations". The American Genius. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Patwardhan, Nikhil; Shrikanth, Chandra R. (7 July 2022). "SoftBank's Rajeev Misra to step aside from main roles to build and run a new fund". Money Control.
  12. ↑ Brown, Eliot (7 July 2022). "Rajeev Misra to Step Back From Top Executive Role at SoftBank". The Wall Street Journal.
  13. ↑ "SoftBank Rainmaker During Startup Boom Exits Vision Fund". Bloomberg.com. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

Sources

  1. ↑ Enrich, David (2020). Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction. New York: Custom House. ISBN   978-0062878816.
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