Rajeev Misra
Rajeev Misra is a London-based banker and executive.[1] He was the CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers[2].[3]
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Born | 1962 (age 60–61) |
Alma mater | Delhi Public School, Mathura Road IIT Delhi University of Pennsylvania MIT Sloan School of Management |
Occupation | Banker |
Title | CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers |
Early life and education
Misra was born on the 18th of January 1962 in Balasore, Odisha, India.[4] 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]). This was followed by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[5] Misra is a board member of both the University of Pennsylvania and MIT Sloan.[6]
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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8][9] 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".[10][11]
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.[12][13]
References
- "SoftBank nominates Rajeev Misra, its $100-billion Vision Fund CEO, to board". The Economic Times. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Biography: Rajeev Misra". Softbank. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20220831%23:~:text%3DSoftBank%2520Group%2520Corp.-,SoftBank%2520Group%2520Corp.,manages%2520SoftBank%2520Vision%2520Fund%25201.&ved=2ahUKEwjvwLCgrv2BAxVBnokEHVz3D0MQFnoECAwQBQ&usg=AOvVaw2IZBm7mWvEgxy2yhhfxqAV.
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(help) - "Biography: Rajeev Misra - Board of Directors - Company Info - About Us". SoftBank Group. 18 January 1962. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Krishnamachari, S V (27 May 2017). "India-born Rajeev Misra joins Japan's SoftBank board". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Global Conference 2017 - Speaker: Rajeev Misra". Rajeev Misra » Milken Institute. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- 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.
- "UPDATE 1-Rajeev Misra to leave Deutsche Bank". Reuters. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- "Breaking news: UBS makes big hire in credit". Euromoney. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- "SoftBank's Rajeev Misra Used Campaign of Sabotage to Hobble Internal Rivals". Wall Street Journal. 26 February 2020.
- Clarkson, Colin (2 March 2020). "CEO at Softbank lands in hot water with multiple serious accusations". The American Genius. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- 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.
- Brown, Eliot (7 July 2022). "Rajeev Misra to Step Back From Top Executive Role at SoftBank". The Wall Street Journal.
Sources
- David Enrich, Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction, Custom House (2020) ISBN 978-0062878816 - The story of Deutsche Bank and Rajeev's role in it.[1]
- Enrich, David (2020). Dark Towers: Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, and an Epic Trail of Destruction. New York: Custom House. ISBN 978-0062878816.