Profile
Vishal Makhijani served as the Chief Executive Officer of Yandex LLC and Udacity, Inc. He was also a Director at Pepperdata, Inc. and Copper CRM, Inc. where he served as Director from 2012 to 2019.
Prior to that, he was the Senior Vice President & General Manager at Yahoo!, Inc. from 2003 to 2008 and Senior Vice President-Casual & Mobility at Zynga, Inc. from 2009 to 2011.
He also served as the President & Chief Operating Officer at Zumper, Inc. Mr. Makhijani completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut.
Former positions of Vishal Makhijani
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Copper CRM, Inc.
 Copper CRM, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Copper CRM, Inc. designs, develops, and provides cloud-based customer relationship management software for small to medium-sized businesses. It serves the companies that use google applications. The firm enables business owners, senior executives, and sales professionals to track sales leads, manage contacts, and close deals. The company was founded by Chris Cheng, Jun Hu and Jonathan Lee in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2019-05-31 |
Udacity, Inc.
 Udacity, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Udacity, Inc. provides online higher educational courses. The firm offers online courses in computer science, mathematics, general sciences, programming and entrepreneurship. The company was founded in June 2011 by Sebastian Thrun, David M. Stavens and Michael Sokolsky and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-10-25 |
Yahoo!, Inc.
 Yahoo!, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yahoo!, Inc. is a guide to digital information discovery, focused on informing, connecting, and entertaining users through its search, communications, and digital content products. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2008-06-30 |
Zumper, Inc.
 Zumper, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Zumper, Inc. operates a website that offers listings of apartments for rent. It offers an online platform that allows users to set up alerts for location and price range to find out about new places; apply for a property; and tailor their search criteria. The company was founded by Anthemos Georgiades, Russell Middleton, Leah Jones and Taylor Glass-Moore in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | President | - |
Pepperdata, Inc.
 Pepperdata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pepperdata, Inc. offers real-time cluster optimization services. It offers cluster analyzer, capacity optimizer, policy enforcer, and application profiler. The company was founded by Sean Suchter and Chad Carson in 2012 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.^ | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Vishal Makhijani
| University of Connecticut | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 7 |
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Yahoo!, Inc.
Yahoo!, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yahoo!, Inc. is a guide to digital information discovery, focused on informing, connecting, and entertaining users through its search, communications, and digital content products. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
Yandex LLC
 Yandex LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Yandex LLC engages in the operation of a web search engine. Its search product can be accessed from personal computers, mobile phones, tablets and other digital devices. Yandex LLC was founded on September 14, 2000 and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. | Technology Services |
Zynga, Inc.
 Zynga, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Zynga, Inc. provides social game services. It develops, markets and operates social games as live services played on mobile platforms such as Apple's iOS operating system and Google's Android operating system, and social networking sites such as Facebook. It offers Chess with Friends, Crazy Cake Swap, Draw Something, FarmVille, Gems with Friends, Ice Age: Arctic Blast, Looney Tunes Dash, Speed Guess Something, What's The Phrase, Wizard of Oz Magic Match, Yummy Gummy, Free Slots, Black Diamond Casino, Hit It Rich, Zynga Poker and Willy Wonka Slots. The company was founded by Mark Jonathan Pincus on April 19, 2007, and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA. | Technology Services |
Zumper, Inc.
Zumper, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Zumper, Inc. operates a website that offers listings of apartments for rent. It offers an online platform that allows users to set up alerts for location and price range to find out about new places; apply for a property; and tailor their search criteria. The company was founded by Anthemos Georgiades, Russell Middleton, Leah Jones and Taylor Glass-Moore in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Pepperdata, Inc.
Pepperdata, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pepperdata, Inc. offers real-time cluster optimization services. It offers cluster analyzer, capacity optimizer, policy enforcer, and application profiler. The company was founded by Sean Suchter and Chad Carson in 2012 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.^ | Technology Services |
Copper CRM, Inc.
Copper CRM, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Copper CRM, Inc. designs, develops, and provides cloud-based customer relationship management software for small to medium-sized businesses. It serves the companies that use google applications. The firm enables business owners, senior executives, and sales professionals to track sales leads, manage contacts, and close deals. The company was founded by Chris Cheng, Jun Hu and Jonathan Lee in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Udacity, Inc.
Udacity, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Udacity, Inc. provides online higher educational courses. The firm offers online courses in computer science, mathematics, general sciences, programming and entrepreneurship. The company was founded in June 2011 by Sebastian Thrun, David M. Stavens and Michael Sokolsky and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
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