Title
Managing Director, Investments
Company
SoftBank
Bio
  Deep Nishar joined SoftBank Group International in June 2015 as Managing Director,                         leading    the    investment     team.    Deep Nishar has more than 20 years of experience helping to build and grow successful                               software and Internet businesses. He joined LinkedIn in January 2009, and served as the                             senior vice president of products and user experience until October 2014. He was                           responsible for setting and executing the company’s global product strategy and led the                           product management, data science, user experience and web design teams, as well as                           online sales and business development. Deep has been credited with simplifying and                         modernizing LinkedIn’s product portfolio, as well as building the LinkedIn mobile platform to                           further drive member engagement around the globe. During Deep’s tenure at LinkedIn, the                           team grew membership from 32 million to 347 million, revenue from $78 million to $2.2                               billion   and    LinkedIn   became    a   top   20   US   and     top   25   global    site    as     measured   by    Comscore.    Before LinkedIn, Deep worked at Google from 2003 to 2009, where he headed product                             strategy for the Asia­Pacific region, led the company’s mobile initiatives, and built the                           systems    used    for   managing    Google's    global    customer     base.    Previously, Deep was founder and vice president of products at software company Patkai                           Networks.    In     2010,    he    co­founded    AngelPad,    a    mentorship     program   for    entrepreneurs.    Deep serves on the board of directors for TripAdvisor (NYSE: TRIP). Deep holds an MBA                               with highest honors (Baker Scholar) from Harvard Business School, a MSEE from                         University of Illinois, Urbana­Champaign, and a B. Tech with honors from the Indian                           Institute of Technology. Deep has co­authored eight patents and is also a recipient of the                               Google Founders Award, which is given to employees who made extraordinary contributions to the company.