Nilesh Deshpande

Division CFO, SVP Finance, M&A, GTM

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DXC Technologyex-Dow Jonesex-Fractional CFO

Results driven technology executive responsible for evaluating and implementing AI solutions to transform operations across Software/SaaS and Technology/Financial Services.

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Prior roles include GTM Operations (Commercial Pricing, Sales Pipeline/DemandGen) and inorganic growth strategy (M&A, partnerships) for Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Verizon Media (now ) and IBM. Once an engineer, always a tinkerer and problem solver! Specialties: GTM Strategy for new AI/Agentic AI applications, Pricing, M&A Strategy and deal execution, Treasury (FX & Capital Markets strategy/ hedge operations), Finance Planning Analysis (Budgets, consolidation and forecasting), Strategic Finance/ Long Range Planning in Software, SaaS, Infrastructure, Cloud Services

Career Timeline

GTM Index

  1. DXC TECHNOLOGYJOB
    1. AI, Analytics & Innovation…
      1Y 7M
  2. DOW JONESJOB
    1. SVP Finance, M&A & GTM Com…
      1Y 11M
  3. FRACTIONAL CFOJOB
    1. Investor
      11M
  4. BLOOMBERG LPJOB
    1. CFO, BQL/BQuant Alt Data S…
      3Y 11M
    2. VP, Corporate Development…
      1Y 11M
    3. Dir of Finance, Corporate…
      1Y 11M
  5. VERIZON MEDIAJOB
    1. Sr Finance Mgr, Corporate…
      2Y 11M
  6. IBMJOB
    1. Finance Mgr, Strategic Fin…
      2Y 11M
    2. Associate, Corporate Finan…
      3Y 11M
    3. MBA Summer Intern: BD
      11M
  7. PHILIPSJOB
    1. Eng- New Product Introduct…
      1Y 9M

Time in market 19Y 10MOpen 1Closed 10Stints 11

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  1. Job: DXC Technology — AI, Analytics & Innovation Hub · 2025 – present
  2. Job: Dow Jones — SVP Finance, M&A & GTM Commercial Pricing · 2024 – 2025
  3. Job: Fractional CFO — Investor / Advisor / Fractional CFO · 2024 – 2024
  4. Job: Bloomberg LP — CFO, BQL/BQuant Alt Data Solutions · 2021 – 2024
  5. Job: Bloomberg LP — VP, Corporate Development (M&A, Investments) & Strategy · 2019 – 2020
  6. Job: Bloomberg LP — Director of Finance, Corporate FPA · 2017 – 2018
  7. Job: Verizon Media — Sr Finance Manager, Corporate Development · 2015 – 2017
  8. Job: IBM — Finance Manager, Strategic Finance, FPA and M&A · 2013 – 2015
  9. Job: IBM — Associate, Corporate Finance MBA Leadership Development Program · 2010 – 2013
  10. Job: IBM — MBA Summer Intern: Business Development · 2009 – 2009
  11. Job: Philips — Engineer- New Product Introduction · 2006-10 – 2008-07

Skills

Executive ManagementOperational StrategyFinancial ResultsFinancial PlanningFinancial ModelingValuationFinancial AnalysisDue DiligenceMergersInvestment BankingPrivate EquityCorporate DevelopmentInvestmentsVenture CapitalForecastingFinanceNegotiationBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipStrategy

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