| Rajeev Misra | |
| Birth Place: | Balasore, Odisha, India |
| Alma Mater: | Delhi Public School, Mathura Road IIT Delhi University of Pennsylvania MIT Sloan School of Management |
| Occupation: | Investor |
| CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers | |
Rajeev Misra is a London-based banker and executive.[1] He was the CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers.
Misra was born on 18 January 1962 in Balasore, Odisha, India.[2] He attended Delhi Public School at Mathura Road, Delhi, India; studied chemical engineering at IIT Delhi;[1] and the University of Pennsylvania (gaining a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and then a Master of Computer Applications [MCA]). This was followed by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[3] Misra is a board member of both the University of Pennsylvania and MIT Sloan, and is on the board of trustees of Kaust.[4]
Misra was Board Director of Softbank Group and CEO of Softbank Investment Advisers. Misra, who leads the team running the company's Vision Fund, joined SoftBank in 2014.[4]
Misra spent about 25 years in finance, moving from Merrill Lynch to Deutsche Bank to UBS. At Deutsche Bank, he oversaw a team of credit traders whose bet against the U.S. subprime mortgage market was chronicled in The Big Short.[5] He left Deutsche Bank in June 2008, when he was the global head for credit and commodities and was reportedly earning between 10 and 15 million euros a year. He then worked at the London-based TCI Fund for several months.[6] [7] He joined UBS in 2009, and in May 2014 he was a senior managing partner of Fortress Investment Group, until he joined Softbank in November 2014.[8]
The Wall Street Journal detailed Misra's alleged attempts to undermine his internal rivals at Softbank, including planting stories, filing shareholder complaints, and using a "honey trap".[9] [10]
In July 2022, he stepped back from his executive roles at SoftBank Group to start his own venture fund, as reported by various news agencies. He has secured over $6 billion, including from Middle East investors.[11] [12]