As a venture partner, Rishi focuses on consumer investments. His current investments include Highbeam, Oliver Space, and Medium.
His operational expertise includes working as Global VP of Corporate Development and Strategy at Twitter and Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Partnerships at Square.
Earlier, Rishi co-founded FanSnap, a live event ticket search company acquired by Nextag. A fan and sometimes practitioner of the improvisational arts, Rishi serves on the Board of Trustees of SF Jazz, and his passions include improv theater, food, independent film, Stanford sports, and economic policy.
Rishi received his MS in Industrial Engineering and a BA in Economics from Stanford University, and his MBA from Harvard Business School.