Nikhil Madan
Director - Strategy, Investments, m & a and Growth @Synopsys Inc
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WORK HISTORY
Director - Strategy, Investments, m & a and Growth @Synopsys Inc
Leading Strategy, Strategic investments, M&A, Innovation and Growth initiatives at Synopsys. • Leading the in-organic growth function at SNPS. Identified, negotiated, and closed 15 acquisitions across different segments over the last 2 years • Designed a playbook to help executives analyze tradeoffs between different in-organic growth options (Make, Buy, Partner, Invest) • Developed a dashboard to maintain key Corporate Development operational metrics and reporting across sourcing (e.g, companies of interest, interactions/conversations, banker meetings); defined funnel stages and qualification/exit criteria to ensure efficient scaling • Designing and driving programs around innovation to meet corporate initiatives across the entire spectrum of Horizon 1 to Horizon 3 innovation • Designed and created an organization for incubating new businesses. Identified and developed metrics to track progress towards corporate goals • Mentored market intelligence, Strategy and Corp. Dev teams to develop an ‘outside-in’ understanding of market landscapes, industry trends, competition, whitespace opportunities, target segments, and emerging companies (e.g, calendar of key conferences, portfolio/theme conversations with banks/VC/PE/Growth Equity, competitive analysis) • Manage operational tools, key vendors contracts, and budgets for Corp Dev, including subscriptions for Virtual data rooms and other data sources for private and public companies • Responsible for developing and nurturing relationships with CVC’s and incubators in domains of interest (computational software, mobility, sensor fusion, semiconductors, EDA)
EDUCATION
The Wharton School
Master of Business Administration - MBA (Honors), Strategic Management and Finance
University of Mumbai
BE, Electronics Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering
ABOUT NIKHIL MADAN
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