Nilesh Patel

Nilesh is a private equity executive with an extensive background in strategy, operations, analytics and corporate finance. His experience includes senior positions at Devonshire Investors (the private equity arm of Fidelity Investments) and IBM, and most recently, running CFC – a fintech firm. Prior to CFC, Nilesh was vice president of strategy & portfolio development at Devonshire Investors – the private equity arm of Fidelity Investments. At Devonshire, Nilesh drove investment strategy and operational improvement for select portfolio companies. He joined Devonshire Investors (then Fidelity Capital) in 2006 and has managed multiple acquisition and portfolio initiatives. He also led the advanced analytics group at Devonshire, advising portfolio companies on data-driven decision making and growth strategies. Prior to joining Devonshire, Nilesh was Financial Strategist at IBM Corporate Headquarters, involved in investment realignments and acquisition/divestiture projects. He has worked at Booz Allen Hamilton on healthcare and pharma manufacturing engagements. Apart from finance/investment roles, Nilesh has designed & developed several technology solutions, including engineering software at Aspen Technology.