Apurva Shah
Technology Finance Executive | FP&A • M&A • Strategy • Capital Markets | Company-Building Operator—driving durable growth & profitability
- Role
- Board Observer at Unstop
- Location
- Fremont, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Apurva Shah
Company-building finance executive across FP & A, M&A, strategy, and capital markets. Engineer → Tech M&A banker → Strategic Finance/Corp Dev (large public tech) → VP & Head of FP & A & Corporate Strategy at Coursera. I build insights-led teams, allocate capital with rigor, lead transformative partnerships/inorganic growth, and translate strategy into measurable outcomes—durable growth with sustained profitability at Coursera.Highlights:Proven track record in successfully advising CEO, executive management teams, and board of directors on strategic and financial matters.Partnered with R&D, Sales, and Marketing to unlock growth levers; sharpened unit economics and built timely, reliable operating metrics.Led strategic, transformative partnerships and evaluated acquisitions to accelerate growth and scale, extending the platform in an AI-first world.Built corporate FP & A and guidance discipline; established clear KPI frameworks and an earnings cadence aligned with investor expectations.Executed complex, multi-billion-dollar transactions and capital-structure programs; credible counterpart to investors and lenders.Scaled high-performing teams and planning systems with a business-partner mindset.
Experience
Board Observer
Jul 2023 — Present
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
MBA, Finance
2008
The University of Toledo
MS, Civil Engineering
2000
University of Mumbai
BS, Civil Engineering
1998
Skills
- Management
- Private Equity
- Financial Modeling
- Restructuring
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Entrepreneurship
- Due Diligence
- Equity Research
- Venture Capital
- Finance
- Portfolio Management
- Mergers
- Investment Banking
- Business Development
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Corporate Finance
- Valuation
- Acquisitions
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