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'''Dheeraj Pandey''' is an Indian-born American [[businessman]] and [[philanthropist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//influential-indians-in-us-tech/18-most-influential-indians-in-us-tech-firms/photostory/32903507.cms|title=18 most influential 'Indians' in US tech firms - Influential Indians in US tech|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/09/04/iit-kanpur-alum-dheeraj-pandeys-california-based-company-nutanix-founded-2009-now-valued-2-billion/,%20https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/09/04/iit-kanpur-alum-dheeraj-pandeys-california-based-company-nutanix-founded-2009-now-valued-2-billion/|title=IIT Kanpur alum Dheeraj Pandey’s California-based company Nutanix, founded in 2009, is now valued at $2 billion |date=September 4, 2014 |website=The American Bazaar}}</ref> He has been the [[chief executive officer]] (CEO) of DevRev, a company he co-founded with Manoj Agarwal, since 2020.<ref name="Cronin2021">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2021/07/15/devrev-austin-office-50m-seed.html|title=Software startup DevRev growing Austin office after raising $50M|first=Mike |last=Cronin |date=14 July 2021 |website=[[Austin Business Journal]]}}</ref>

Previously, Pandey served as the CEO of [[Nutanix]], a company he co-founded with Ajeet Singh and [[Mohit Aron]], from 2009 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2020/08/27/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-retirement.html|title=Nutanix CEO announces retirement |first=Allison |last=Levitsky|date=27 August 2020}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Dheeraj Pandey was born in [[Hazaribagh]], India.<ref name="Elias2017">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/06/08/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-profile.html |title=Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey: No one ever made history on their own|date=8 June 2017 |first=Jennifer |last=Elias}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/20/man-behind-2016-biggest-tech-ipo-shares-how-deal-went-down/|title=The man behind 2016’s biggest U.S. tech IPO shares how the deal went down|date=April 20, 2017 |first=Marisa |last=Kendall |website=[[The Mercury News]]}}</ref> His father was a [[public servant|government employee]], and his mother was a [[teacher]].<ref name="bi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nutanix-ceo-coronavirus-great-recession-downturn-2020-3|title=$3.4 billion cloud company Nutanix was founded in the midst of the Great Recession. Here's how its CEO plans to steer it through another crisis as coronavirus takes its toll on its business.|first=Benjamin|last=Pimentel|website=Business Insider}}</ref> He obtained a BS in [[computer science]] and [[engineering]] from the [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]] in 1997.<ref name="IIT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/profile/dheeraj-pandey|title=Dheeraj Pandey}}</ref><ref name="Alvi2013">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/tech/2013/nov/17/Dheeraj-Pandey-The-Nutanix-man-538221.html|title=Dheeraj Pandey: The Nutanix man |date=17 November 2013 |first=Ammar |last=Alvi |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref> Later that year, he moved to the United States and earned a [[master's degree]] in computer science from the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref name="IIT"/><ref name="Alvi2013"/><ref name="Haranas2020">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/nutanix-partners-in-shock-after-dheeraj-pandey-s-sudden-exit|title=Nutanix Partners ‘In Shock’ After Dheeraj Pandey’s Sudden Exit|first=Mark|last=Haranas|date=August 27, 2020|website=CRN}}</ref>

Pandey is married and has three children.<ref name="bi"/>

==Career==
Pandey started his career with [[Trilogy (company)|Trilogy]] as a software developer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/11/30/ceo-taps-into-paranoia-for-growth-with-a-bit-of.html |title=Nutanix CEO taps into ‘paranoia’ for growth, with a bit of impatience |first=Jennifer |last=Elias |date=30 November 2017}}</ref> Later in his career, he took on various roles, among them [[Oracle Corporation]]'s Senior Manager for software development, where he managed the storage engine group. He later held the positions of Director and Vice-President of Engineering at Aster Data Systems, which is now [[Teradata]].<ref name="Alvi2013"/><ref name="Elias2017"/>

In 2009, Pandey, along with Ajeet Singh and Mohit Aron, co-founded [[Nutanix]], a [[cloud computing]] company based in [[San Jose, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology/tech-infrastructure-on-a-platform/256008/|title=Nutanix: US tech startup, founded by Dheeraj Pandey, competing with big players in cloud, data centre space|date=May 16, 2016 |website=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]}}</ref><ref name="Elias2017"/><ref name="bi"/> The company went public in December 2015, listing on the [[Nasdaq]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2016/09/30/nutanix-ceo-data-center-ipo/|title=Nutanix CEO Explains Why The Hot Data Center Hardware Startup Went Public|website=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/04/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-forfeits-175m-of-stock-before-ipo.html|title=Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey forfeits $17.5M of stock before IPO|first=Ari|last=Levy|date=April 5, 2016|website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/nutanix-ceo-gives-up-millions-in-stock-2016-4|title=Nutanix CEO gave his employees over $14 million of his stock in preparation for an IPO|first=Julie|last=Bort|website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> Since the founding of Nutanix, he served as its CEO until 2020, when he retired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/nutanix-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-is-leaving|title=Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey Is Leaving|first=Mark|last=Haranas|date=August 27, 2020|website=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/nutanix-announces-ceo-dheeraj-pandey-to-retire/|title=Nutanix announces CEO Dheeraj Pandey to retire|website=[[ZDnet]]}}</ref> During his tenure, Nutanix transitioned from [[electronic hardware|hardware]] to a software-focused firm in the [[hyper-converged infrastructure]] domain.<ref name="Haranas2020"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/28/nutanix_q4_fy_2020/|title=Nutanix CEO and co-founder Dheeraj Pandey to step down|first1=Simon|last1=Sharwood |website=[[The Register]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3232086/cloud-as-a-destination-is-demythologized-dheeraj-pandey-nutanix.html|title=Cloud as a destination is demythologized: Dheeraj Pandey, Nutanix|first=Yogesh|last=Gupta|date=October 11, 2017|website=[[ComputerWorld]]}}</ref>

In 2020, Pandey started a new company, co-founding a blockchain company, DevRev, with Manoj Agarwal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/2022/10/18/devrev-20m-fundraising-on-the-blockchain|title=DevRev puts its fundraising on the blockchain|website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/14/former-nutanix-execs-launch-new-startup-with-50m-seed-round/|title=Former Nutanix execs launch new startup with $50M seed round|first=Ron|last=Miller|date=July 14, 2021|website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> He now serves as the CEO of DevRev.<ref name="Cronin2021"/>

In 2022, Pandey, along with his wife Swapna, gave a gift of $10 million to the University of Texas at Austin for the development of [[personalized medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://global.utexas.edu/news/gift-10-million-helps-visionary-partnership-accelerate-cancer-research|title=Gift of $10 Million Helps Visionary Partnership Accelerate Cancer Research|date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United States]]
[[Category:American businesspeople]]
[[Category:American company founders]]

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