Shilpa Nayyar

Partner & COO·FirstMark

Bio

Professional summary

Shilpa Nayyar is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at FirstMark, where she leads non-investment activities including internal operations and investor relations. She works with the partnership on strategic decisions and limited partner relationships. Before FirstMark, she was Chief of Staff to Stephen A. Schwarzman at Blackstone and held strategy and COO roles at Credit Suisse.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

FirstMarkPartner & Chief Operating Officer
BlackstoneChief of Staff to Stephen A. Schwarzman
Credit SuisseHead of Strategy, Investment Banking & Capital Markets
Credit SuisseChief Operating Officer, Financial Sponsor and Los Angeles Investment Banking Groups
Credit SuisseHealthcare Investment Banking

Education

University of PennsylvaniaBA in Economics
University of PennsylvaniaBAS in Applied Science
The Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaMBA

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