Rajeev Misra attended Delhi Public School at Mathura Road, Delhi, India; studied chemical engineering at IIT Delhi; and the University of Pennsylvania.
11 Facts About Rajeev Misra
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Rajeev Misra is a board member of both the University of Pennsylvania and MIT Sloan, and is on the board of trustees of Kaust.
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Rajeev Misra was Board Director of Softbank Group and CEO of Softbank Investment Advisers.
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Rajeev Misra, who leads the team running the company's Vision Fund, joined SoftBank in 2014.
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Rajeev Misra spent about 25 years in finance, moving from Merrill Lynch to Deutsche Bank to UBS.
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Rajeev Misra 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.
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Rajeev Misra then worked at the London-based TCI Fund for several months.
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Rajeev Misra 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.
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The Wall Street Journal detailed Rajeev Misra's alleged attempts to undermine his internal rivals at Softbank, including planting stories, filing shareholder complaints, and using a "honey trap".
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Rajeev Misra has secured over $6 billion, including from Middle East investors.
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In November 2024, Rajeev Misra announced that he was formally stepping down as co-chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp.