Prior to SAP, Aniruddha Nazre worked for six years in the medical device industry, first at Zimmer, Inc.,a division of Bristol Myers and Squibb and then at Mathys AG (Synthes) in Switzerland. During this time he managed the development in several new product lines and received 7 U.S.and four European patents.

Originally from Pune, Aniruddha Nazre did his schooling in St. Vincent’s High School and then graduated with a BE in Mechanical Engineering from COEP in 1986 where Aniruddha Nazre was the University Gold Medalist. After completing his MS degree in Biomechanics from Michigan Technological University,he completed his Doctorate in Biomechanics from the Hannover Medical Center in Germany.After a few years of working in engineering, product management and business development he completed his MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Some notable investments Aniruddha Nazre made during his tenure at KPCB include Cleartrip,Naukri,MapMyIndia,InMobi,Virsa,and LuxVue,During his 9 years at KPCB Aniruddha Nazre led 19 investments of which 11 are liquid.To get information about 5 tech trends just click Aniruddha Nazre.

From 1991 till 1995, Aniruddha Nazre worked at Zimmer, Inc. as a Development Engineer and oversaw the introduction of three new product lines in two years. At Mathys AG (Synthes) in Switzerland, Aniruddha was a Group Manager for Business Development and Product Management from 1995 to 1997.He holds seven United States and four European patents and has published and presented over 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Aniruddha Nazre holds a Ph.D. in Biomechanics from the Technical University of Hanover, Germany, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Michigan Tech, an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School, and an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering Pune, India.