Nilesh Deshpande
Division CFO, SVP Finance, M&A, GTM
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
GTM Index
- DXC TECHNOLOGYJOB
- AI, Analytics & Innovation…1Y 9M
AI, Analytics & Innovation Hub
DXC Technology
Building & scaling AI platform & products and leading transformation initiatives across DXC
- DOW JONESJOB
- SVP Finance, M&A & GTM Com…1Y 11M
SVP Finance, M&A & GTM Commercial Pricing
Dow Jones
Responsible for GTM Ops including Pricing, Sales Pipeline & M&A
- FRACTIONAL CFOJOB
- Investor11M
Investor / Advisor / Fractional CFO
Fractional CFO
- BLOOMBERG LPJOB
- CFO, BQL/BQuant Alt Data S…3Y 11M
CFO, BQL/BQuant Alt Data Solutions
Bloomberg LP
CFO for fast growing division focused on needs of sophisticated quant funds/firms
- VP, Corporate Development…1Y 11M
VP, Corporate Development (M&A, Investments) & Strategy
Bloomberg LP
Key responsibilities are to support new business / inorganic growth strategy, M&A transaction execution and operational integration
- Dir of Finance, Corporate…1Y 11M
Director of Finance, Corporate FPA
Bloomberg LP
- VERIZON MEDIAJOB
- Sr Finance Mgr, Corporate…2Y 11M
Sr Finance Manager, Corporate Development
Verizon Media
Deal lead on several acquisitions across ad tech, video platforms, digital media content from inception through close including deal sourcing, executive committee deal approvals, due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, documentation and integration Successfully signed/closed Yahoo acquisition and integration with Aol to form Verizon Digital Media unit
- IBMJOB
- Finance Mgr, Strategic Fin…2Y 11M
Finance Manager, Strategic Finance, FPA and M&A
IBM
Budgets, Forecasts, Long Range Planning, Investor Relations, Treasury M&A strategy and transaction execution
- Associate, Corporate Finan…3Y 11M
Associate, Corporate Finance MBA Leadership Development Program
IBM
FPA- Budgets, Consolidated Reporting, CFO earnings presentations Treasury- FO Derivatives Trader (FX, Capital Markets hedging), Cash Flow and Funding Models M&A- Financial Modeling, Valuation, Due Diligence, negotiation, post merger integration planning
- MBA Summer Intern: BD11M
MBA Summer Intern: Business Development
IBM
- PHILIPSJOB
- Eng- New Product Introduct…1Y 9M
Engineer- New Product Introduction
Philips
- Job: DXC Technology — AI, Analytics & Innovation Hub · 2025 – present · 1y 7mo — Building & scaling AI platform & products and leading transformation initiatives across DXC
- Job: Dow Jones — SVP Finance, M&A & GTM Commercial Pricing · 2024 – 2025 · 1y — Responsible for GTM Ops including Pricing, Sales Pipeline & M&A
- Job: Fractional CFO — Investor / Advisor / Fractional CFO · 2024 – 2024 · 0 mo
- Job: Bloomberg LP — CFO, BQL/BQuant Alt Data Solutions · 2021 – 2024 · 3y — CFO for fast growing division focused on needs of sophisticated quant funds/firms
- Job: Bloomberg LP — VP, Corporate Development (M&A, Investments) & Strategy · 2019 – 2020 · 1y — Key responsibilities are to support new business / inorganic growth strategy, M&A transaction execution and operational integration
- Job: Bloomberg LP — Director of Finance, Corporate FPA · 2017 – 2018 · 1y
- Job: Verizon Media — Sr Finance Manager, Corporate Development · 2015 – 2017 · 2y — Deal lead on several acquisitions across ad tech, video platforms, digital media content from inception through close including deal sourcing, executive committee deal approvals, due diligence, deal structuring, negotiation, documentation and integration Successfully signed/closed Yahoo acquisition and integration with Aol to form Verizon Digital Media unit
- Job: IBM — Finance Manager, Strategic Finance, FPA and M&A · 2013 – 2015 · 2y — Budgets, Forecasts, Long Range Planning, Investor Relations, Treasury M&A strategy and transaction execution
- Job: IBM — Associate, Corporate Finance MBA Leadership Development Program · 2010 – 2013 · 3y — FPA- Budgets, Consolidated Reporting, CFO earnings presentations Treasury- FO Derivatives Trader (FX, Capital Markets hedging), Cash Flow and Funding Models M&A- Financial Modeling, Valuation, Due Diligence, negotiation, post merger integration planning
- Job: IBM — MBA Summer Intern: Business Development · 2009 – 2009 · 0 mo
- Job: Philips — Engineer- New Product Introduction · 2006-10 – 2008-07 · 1y 9mo
- School: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business — MBA, Finance Strategy Consulting
- School: University at Buffalo — MS, Industrial Engineering
- School: Nagpur University — BS, Mechanical Engineering
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