I began my career working on Wall Street as an investment banker at Barclays, where I learned the rigors of finance, strategy, and global operations. I was then recruited to a private equity firm where I quickly rose in the ranks, closing the most number of deals for any associate at the firm (30 M&A transactions executed) over a five year period. I joined the management team of a portfolio company where I helped triple the size of the business in two years before launching my first tech startup. After a successful exit, I got an MBA from Stanford before starting my second tech startup which I later sold for an attractive exit.