Pegah Ebrahimi
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Pegah Ebrahimi (born 1979) is an American female venture capitalist, and co-founder and managing partner at venture capital firm FPV Ventures.[1]
Ebrahimi first began her career at Morgan Stanley, where over the course of her career, she became the Chief Information Officer of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking division.[2]
With Ebrahimi's other roles including having served as Morgan Stanley’s COO of Global Technology Banking,[3] Cisco Collaboration’s Chief Operating Officer,[4] and holding advisory positions at technology companies such as Enovix[5], she has developed an expertise in go-to-market planning and remote work collaboration.[6][7]
Education[edit]
Ebrahimi graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Mathematics and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003.
Career[edit]
Ebrahimi started her career at Morgan Stanley. In the course of her 15-year tenure at the firm, she became the CIO of their investment banking division in 2009 – before continuing on to become the COO of its Global Technology Banking arm in 2013.
After her time at Morgan Stanley, Ebrahimi became the COO of Cisco Collaboration – which provides business collaboration solutions such as Webex.
In 2022, Ebrahimi co-founded the venture firm FPV Ventures with Wesley Chan, who was a founding general partner at Google Ventures.[8] The firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology and life sciences startups. The firm raised $450M in its debut fund primarily from investors comprised of mission-driven charities, universities, and foundations including the Wallace Foundation.[9]
Other Notable Accomplishments[edit]
An MIT graduate, Ebrahimi is an innovator and entrepreneur, having launched and exited a startup of her own – SparkBox – a company allowing parents to rent educational children's toys on a subscription model. [10]
References[edit]
- ↑ Roof, Katie (15 June 2022). "Morgan Stanley, Felicis Alums Raise $450 Million for Debut Fund". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Sverdlik, Yevgeniy (29 September 2017). "Financial Sector's Top Five AI Challenges, According to Morgan Stanley". Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Roof, Katie (15 June 2022). "Morgan Stanley, Felicis Alums Raise $450 Million for Debut Fund". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Ghosh, Sudipto (17 March 2020). "TechBytes with Pegah Ebrahimi, COO at Cisco". MarTech Series. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ "Technology Executive, Pegah Ebrahimi, Appointed to Enovix Board of Directors". GlobeNewswire. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ McKendrick, Joe (26 April 2020). "Igniting The Creative Spark, Digitally, When Everybody Works At Home". Forbes. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ LaPonsie, Maryalene (20 April 2020). "The Do's and Don'ts of Virtual Meetings". U.S. News. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Tsotsis, Alexia (2014-01-28). "Google Ventures' Wesley Chan Steps Down As General Partner To Work On His Own Startup". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ↑ Roof, Katie (15 June 2022). "Morgan Stanley, Felicis Alums Raise $450 Million for Debut Fund". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ↑ Zax, David (26 December 2012). "For Kids Who Get Bored Quickly, A "Netflix For Toys"". FastCompany. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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