Keith Nilsson

Summary

Keith Nilsson is currently Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Xplorer Capital, a venture capital firm focused on disruptive technologies and business models. Nilsson was previously a partner at TPG Growth and led technology investing in growth oriented technology companies on a global basis. Prior to TPG, Nilsson held various senior executive roles at Yahoo! from SVP of Global Initiatives, SVP Emerging Markets to Vice President of Corporate Development. Nilsson was responsible for all of the company's investments, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic partnership activities on a global basis. During his tenure in Corporate Development, he directly led or oversaw over 40 acquisitions, investments or joint ventures worth more than $25 billion in transaction value, including Alibaba, Overture, Flickr and many others. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Nilsson worked in technology at Intel Corporation, and investment banking and equity research with Alex Brown and Bankers Trust in New York and Hong Kong. Nilsson has lived and worked internationally for more than fifteen years across both Asia and Europe; and has travelled extensively, having visited over 75 countries. Nilsson is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, board member of the non-profit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Diabetes Youth Foundation (DYF) and also sits on various boards of public and private technology companies around the world. Nilsson holds a bachelor of arts from the University of California, an MBA from Columbia Business School, and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia’s School of International Affairs.