Nitin Khanna
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Nitin Khanna | |
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| Born | 18 March 1971 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The Lawrence School, Sanawar Purdue University |
| Occupation | Founder & CEO of MergerTech |
Nitin Khanna (born March 18, 1971) is an Indian-born entrepreneur settled in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] He is the chairman of MergerTech, an international mergers and acquisitions advisory firm. He is also the co-founder of Saber Corp., which is now acquired by EDS.
Early life and education
[edit]Khanna completed his early education at the Lawrence School, Sanawar, and obtained his bachelor's and master's in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.
Career
[edit]Khanna has been the CEO of MergerTech since its inception in 2009.[2] He co-founded a tech organization named Saber Corp in 1998,[3] which was a provider of state government solutions in US. He helped it grow to 1200 employees and over $120MM in revenue by 2007, when he sold it to EDS for $460MM. Khanna then took over the leadership of EDS' government business operation.
Khanna has also worked with Oracle Corporation. In 2015, he started Cura Cannabis Solutions. He has invested $5 million in iSOS Inc.,[4] a productivity enhancement solutions software company. Khanna is a board member of Vendscreen, Freewire Broadband, TiE Oregon (non-profit) and the Classic Wines Auction (non-profit).
Acquisitions
[edit]As the CEO of MergerTech, Khanna has led numerous mergers and acquisitions deals, including the following:[citation needed]
- Acquisition of ArcTouch by Grey
- Acquisition of Serene Corporation by AST Corporation
- Acquisition of GlobeSherpa by RideScout
- Strategic partnership of Media Labs with MDC Partners
- Acquisition of Springbrook by Accela[5]
- Acquisition of AppThwack by Amazon Web Services[6]
- Acquisition of Serus by E2open
- Acquisition of Mutual Mobile by WPP
- Acquisition of Simple by BBVA
- Acquisition of HPM Works by Cancom
Awards
[edit]- Portland's Top 40 under 40 civic and entrepreneurial leaders in 2002[7]
Allegations
[edit]After being accused of raping a stylist of his own wedding the day before the event, Khanna stepped down as CEO of Select cannabis oils, following news that he had reached a civil settlement with his accuser. [8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Catching up with...Nitin Khanna". oregonlive.com. 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Meet Nitin Khanna – The Story of Success & Determination". wn.com. 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Founders leave Saber Corp". bizjournals.com. 27 May 2008.
- ^ "Saber Corp founder Nitin Khanna backs software startup iSos". vccircle.com. 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Bay Area tech firm buys Portland-based government software maker". bizjournals.com. 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Amazon buys Portland mobile startup AppThwack". oregonlive.com. 14 July 2015.
- ^ "TiE Oregon Charter Member: Nitin Khanna". tie.org.
- ^ "Tech CEO Nitin Khanna and Accuser Settle in Rape Case". wweek.com. 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Nitin Khanna controversy".