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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