Keyur Patel
Keyur is one of the most dynamic visionaries in the digital realm. Over the past 15 years he has developed the strategy for and operated half a dozen digital media companies. He led the turnarounds for such brands as Inktomi and Maxtor, and incubated, hatched and ran a number of successful companies including Brience, Metrius, Webvibe and Phoenix Software.
He is a Managing Partner of the firm and has led its foray into digital media and opened new horizons for investing in his homeland of India. He is regarded as one of the foremost digital media experts within India, which gives the firm a unique position in this emerging market.
Among his successes as a serial entrepreneur, Keyur was Executive Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Strategy for Maxtor Corporation (NASD:MXO). While at Maxtor, he led the creation of the company's "OneTouch" product that has become a major staple in storage appliances for the consumer market. Before Maxtor, he served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Technology at Inktomi Corporation. There, he was instrumental in redirecting the company's strategy, which ultimately led to its acquisition by Yahoo! in 2003. Keyur has also served as Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Officer of KPMG Consulting Worldwide, and Managing Director of the PriceWaterhouse Technology Consulting Practice.
Keyur holds an MS in Computer Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a BS in Computers and Communication from the Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, India. He is also a co-author of the book "Digital Transformation."
Current Board Positions and Representative Prior Investments: NDTV Networks, India TV and Fuse+Media
