Neel Mistry
TMT Research Manager @ Expert Network Provider, Gerson Lehrman Group, London
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Computing, Financial, Information Technology, Media, Real Estate |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Editing, English, Event planning, Graphic design, Languages, Management, Marketing, Web design, Writing |
| Next step: | Open to suggestions |
| Location: | London |
| Visas: | EU |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Employment opportunities, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Recruiting, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Kingston University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Gerson Lehrman Group |
| Position: | TMT Research Manager |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) manages the world’s leading network of experts. Its services and Web-based software help the world’s leading financial services firms, professional service firms, corporations, and nonprofits find, engage, and manage experts.
• Client Servicing: Management of Technology, Media & Telecommunications related research and due diligence projects for portfolio managers and research analysts for over 100 Hedge fund, Long-only, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Strategy Consulting Firms and Corporate clients. • Project Management: Project managed short-term and long-term assignments involving sourcing, interviewing and recruiting relevant industry experts for: • Telephones consultations • Research Surveys • Single Author Reports • Site Tours and Roundtable Seminars • Product Marketing: Developing client outreach strategies to improve client relationships, company awareness and pull research projects from dormant account base. • Marketing new industry consultants and upcoming events through targeted email and telephone campaigns. Led the development of a monthly TMT newsletter • Pitching and presenting products and services face-to-face to prospective and existing investment management clients. Directly responsible for selling new subscriptions to over 20 client firms and research teams. • Performance tracking: Developed and manage daily performance tracking spreadsheet to analyse team performance metrics, client usage, project volumes, at risk accounts and strategising client outreach. • Events Management: Organised, marketed and hosted weekly Seminar and Roundtable events with leading industry experts: Past events have included: • DRAM/NAND Memory update Roundtable • German Cable Market and the Bundesliga Sports Rights Battle • UK Triple-Play Overview Seminar • Server Virtualisation 101 Roundtable • Organised and hosted a series of events at GSMA World Mobile Conference in 2007, 2008 and the London Convergence Symposium, 2007. • Industry Relationships: Networking and building lasting relationships with leading industry figures and C-level executives in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications industries. Regularly attend TMT industry conferences and seminars and building strong professional ties • Researching industries and companies and interviewing consultants in order to better understand client enquiries, develop personal knowledge and pre-empt potential client interest. Developed market maps on Online Adverting Technology Sector and UK Wireless Telecommunications industry • Communication: Clearly communicating GLG’s products, services and web-based tools, often giving online refresher tutorials to both internal and external clients. Excellent understanding of process and workflow scenarios • Chairing internal research meetings in order to manage accounts across sector teams, discuss client service best practises and present industry knowledge overviews |
| Employer: | Gerson Lehrman Group |
| Position: | TMT Research Associate |
| Time period: | September 2005 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Execution of TMT related research and due diligence projects for analysts at Hedge fund and Long Only clients.
• Sourcing and recruiting industry experts on a tactical and strategic level. Responsible for recruiting Senior Level consultants into the GLG network • Organised and hosted a series of events at 3GSM Mobile Conference in 2006, and the London Media Symposium, 2006. |
| Employer: | Gerson Lehrman Group |
| Position: | IT Support & Network Admin Intern |
| Time period: | January 2004 - September 2004 |
| Description: | Provided first level desktop, mobile (blackberry) and server support to over 200 users, led a team to record all hardware inventories during office move and aided in the setup and support of Cisco VoIP phone systems |
| Employer: | Real Renters |
| Position: | Operations Intern |
| Time period: | December 2003 - May 2004 |
| Description: | Small Manhattan based real estate brokerage start-up and law firm. Responsible several IT related projects including evaluating managed IT service providers for the outsourcing of all desktop support.. |
| Employer: | Easyroomate.com |
| Position: | Business Development Intern |
| Time period: | September 2003 - November 2003 |
| Description: | Responsible for affiliate management, new business development, marketing, reporting and administration for entire US Online Roommate matching sector. |
| Employer: | Response Republic Digital Media |
| Position: | Product Manager Intern |
| Time period: | January 2003 - August 2003 |
| Description: | Experience with a Pan-European, performance-based Internet Media Sales start-up. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Kingston University |
| Time period: | 2000 - 2005 |
| Degree: | Business Information Technology, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Mobile Telecommunications, New Media, Professional and Expert Networks, Playing Guitar, Football, Photography. |
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