Mrinay Nair
Startup Advisor at University of Waterloo
Canada
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Director, Visa VCA
2024 - Current
Visa Research conducts applied research on the most challenging problems in the payment industry.
Startup Advisor
2020
Product Market Fit | Market Research | Business Model | Investment - Pitch book | Corporate Partnerships | Product Strategy and Roadmap | Cash Flow Projection Models | • Advising early stage start-ups across US and Canada on go to market strategy, product-market fit and customer experience journey development • Coaching and mentoring students on management consulting frameworks and tools with focus on communication and storytelling through use of data • Senior Advisor for Watsolve Consulting – University of Waterloo Management Consulting Team
Principal, Partnerships & Policy
2022 - 2023
Sagard is a multi-strategy alternative asset manager building great businesses through capital, culture, and network.
Raised $500,000,000.00 from ADQ and Bank of Montreal.
Director - Digital Strategy & Growth
2019 - 2021
Customer Segmentation | AI Model Deployment | C-Suite and Board Presentations | Client Experience Transformation | Journey Mapping | Program Management | Startup Partnership | Digital Experience | Client Acquisition • Lead Wealth and Asset Management segmentation efforts to enable Sales teams (financial advisors and wholesalers) to win in target segments) • Advising innovation team on contracts and leading due-diligence on partnerships with startups • Develop and outline client acquisition strategy across key target segments • Manage teams to solve strategic and operational problems and develop executive level insights • Support executive business planning and product rollouts • Provide thought leadership on the continuous evolving and improvement of the strategic planning function • Present results and insights to C-Suite executives and executive committee (e.g., through live presentations and ongoing analysis/reports).
Director Of Market Strategy & Growth
2018 - 2019
Manager Technology Strategy
2017 - 2018
Digital Transformation | Technology Integration | Product Strategy | Cost Optimization | Operating Model | Investment Allocation | Program Turnaround | Agile Delivery | Strategic Partnership | Digital Asset Management | • Developed product and technology roadmaps for Canada's top financial services Institutions • Lead projects developing operating models for innovation and product development for Bank's line of businesses across US and Canada • Experienced in facilitating workshops and presenting to senior executive Business and Technology Stakeholders
Senior Consultant
2016 - 2017
Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.
Consultant
2014 - 2015
Deloitte Tax is an advisory firm that provides tax preparation and advisory services.
Consultant - Product Development and Strategy
2013 - 2014
• Rumie is a non-profit that makes access to free digital education possible for underserved children and communities worldwide • Startup received the Google Impact award • Harvard Business School Case Study developed on the initiative • Funders and Supporters include Y Combinator/Imagine K12 in Silicon Valley, WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education), and some of the most prominent CEOs in North America
Co-Founder
2013 - 2014
• Co-Founded a mobile payments startup • Start-up accepted to the Google NEXT Pre-Accelerator Program in Toronto (10 out of 115 applicants)
Business Technology Specialist
2009 - 2012
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
zSummer University Participant
2011 - 2011
• Program sponsored by IBM for 25 students selected all across Europe with high academic achievement and leadership skills • Bootcamp to work on IBM z Mainframe - Architecture, CICS, Server Programming
IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.