Dheeraj Pandey
{{Short description|Businessman and philanthropist}}
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| name = Dheeraj Pandey
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| birth_place = Patna,Bihar, India
| nationality = American
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| occupation = Businessman
Philanthropist
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| spouse = Swapna Pandey
| alma_mater = Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
University of Texas at Austin
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Dheeraj Pandey is an Indian-born American businessman and philanthropist.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//influential-indians-in-us-tech/18-most-influential-indians-in-us-tech-firms/photostory/32903507.cms|title=18 most influential 'Indians' in US tech firms - Influential Indians in US tech|website=The Times of India|date=3 November 2020 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/09/04/iit-kanpur-alum-dheeraj-pandeys-california-based-company-nutanix-founded-2009-now-valued-2-billion/,%20https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/09/04/iit-kanpur-alum-dheeraj-pandeys-california-based-company-nutanix-founded-2009-now-valued-2-billion/|title=IIT Kanpur alum Dheeraj Pandey's California-based company Nutanix, founded in 2009, is now valued at $2 billion |date=September 4, 2014 |website=The American Bazaar}} He has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of DevRev, a company he co-founded with Manoj Agarwal, since 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2021/07/15/devrev-austin-office-50m-seed.html|title=Software startup DevRev growing Austin office after raising $50M|first=Mike |last=Cronin |date=14 July 2021 |website=Austin Business Journal}}
Previously, Pandey served as the CEO of Nutanix, a company he co-founded with Ajeet Singh and Mohit Aron, from 2009 to 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/08/27/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-retirement.html|title=Nutanix CEO announces retirement |first=Allison |last=Levitsky|date=27 August 2020}}
Early life and education
Dheeraj Pandey was born in Bihar, India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/06/08/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-profile.html |title=Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey: No one ever made history on their own|date=8 June 2017 |first=Jennifer |last=Elias}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/20/man-behind-2016-biggest-tech-ipo-shares-how-deal-went-down/|title=The man behind 2016's biggest U.S. tech IPO shares how the deal went down|date=April 20, 2017 |first=Marisa |last=Kendall |website=The Mercury News}} His father was a government employee, and his mother was a teacher.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nutanix-ceo-coronavirus-great-recession-downturn-2020-3|title=$3.4 billion cloud company Nutanix was founded in the midst of the Great Recession. Here's how its CEO plans to steer it through another crisis as coronavirus takes its toll on its business.|first=Benjamin|last=Pimentel|website=Business Insider}} He obtained a BS in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1997.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/profile/dheeraj-pandey|title=Dheeraj Pandey}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/tech/2013/nov/17/dheeraj-pandey-the-nutanix-man-538221.html|title=Dheeraj Pandey: The Nutanix man |date=17 November 2013 |first=Ammar |last=Alvi |website=The New Indian Express}} Later that year, he moved to the United States and earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/nutanix-partners-in-shock-after-dheeraj-pandey-s-sudden-exit|title=Nutanix Partners 'In Shock' After Dheeraj Pandey's Sudden Exit|first=Mark|last=Haranas|date=August 27, 2020|website=CRN}}
Career
Pandey started his career with Trilogy as a software developer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/11/30/ceo-taps-into-paranoia-for-growth-with-a-bit-of.html |title=Nutanix CEO taps into 'paranoia' for growth, with a bit of impatience |first=Jennifer |last=Elias |date=30 November 2017}} Later in his career, he took on various roles, such as at Oracle Corporation as senior manager for software development, where he managed the storage engine group. He later held the positions of Director and {{not a typo|Vice-President}} of Engineering at Aster Data Systems, which is now Teradata.
In 2009, Pandey, along with Ajeet Singh and Mohit Aron, co-founded Nutanix, a cloud computing company based in San Jose, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology/tech-infrastructure-on-a-platform/256008/|title=Nutanix: US tech startup, founded by Dheeraj Pandey, competing with big players in cloud, data centre space|date=May 16, 2016 |website=Financial Express}} The company went public in September 2016, listing on the Nasdaq.{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2016/09/30/nutanix-ceo-data-center-ipo/|title=Nutanix CEO Explains Why The Hot Data Center Hardware Startup Went Public|website=Fortune}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/04/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-forfeits-175m-of-stock-before-ipo.html|title=Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey forfeits $17.5M of stock before IPO|first=Ari|last=Levy|date=April 5, 2016|website=CNBC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nutanix-ceo-gives-up-millions-in-stock-2016-4|title=Nutanix CEO gave his employees over $14 million of his stock in preparation for an IPO|first=Julie|last=Bort|website=Business Insider}} He served as Nutanix CEO until 2020, when he retired.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-is-leaving|title=Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey Is Leaving|first=Mark|last=Haranas|date=August 27, 2020|website=CRN}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/nutanix-announces-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-to-retire/|title=Nutanix announces CEO Dheeraj Pandey to retire|website=ZDnet}} During his tenure, Nutanix transitioned from hardware to a software-focused firm in the hyper-converged infrastructure domain.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/28/nutanix_q4_fy_2020/|title=Nutanix CEO and co-founder Dheeraj Pandey to step down|first1=Simon|last1=Sharwood |website=The Register}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3232086/cloud-as-a-destination-is-demythologized-dheeraj-pandey-nutanix.html|title=Cloud as a destination is demythologized: Dheeraj Pandey, Nutanix|first=Yogesh|last=Gupta|date=October 11, 2017|website=Computerworld}}
In 2020, Pandey started a new company, co-founding a CRM company, DevRev, with Manoj Agarwal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2022/10/18/devrev-20m-fundraising-on-the-blockchain|title=DevRev puts its fundraising on the blockchain|website=Axios}}{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/14/former-nutanix-execs-launch-new-startup-with-50m-seed-round/|title=Former Nutanix execs launch new startup with $50M seed round|first=Ron|last=Miller|date=July 14, 2021|website=TechCrunch}} He now serves as the CEO of DevRev.
In 2022, Pandey, along with his wife Swapna, gave a gift of $10 million to the University of Texas at Austin for the development of personalized medicine.{{Cite web|url=https://global.utexas.edu/news/gift-10-million-helps-visionary-partnership-accelerate-cancer-research|title=Gift of $10 Million Helps Visionary Partnership Accelerate Cancer Research|date=August 1, 2023}}
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