Laura Dholakia
Consultant / Advisor at Deer Management Co. LLC
Profile
Laura Dholakia is an operating advisor at Bessemer where she brings over twenty years of experience in technology, spanning strategy, analytics, and operational leadership.
As the vice president of business operations and analytics at LinkedIn, she led the company’s efforts to drive results through data, operational insights, and strategic initiatives.
Her team was responsible for end-to-end strategy, performance management, and analytics across all across product, sales, marketing, customer support, and HR.
Prior to LinkedIn, Laura was an associate partner at McKinsey & Company where she focused on solving key strategic and operational issues for many of the world’s leading technology players over the course of more than thirty engagements.
She started her career as a programmer at Trilogy Software, building online sales solutions for Fortune 500 clients before transitioning into various leadership roles within the company.
Laura graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with dual degrees in mechanical engineering and English and earned her M.B.A.
from Harvard Business School.
Laura Dholakia active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Deer Management Co. LLC
 Deer Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Consultant / Advisor | 2018-12-31 |
Former positions of Laura Dholakia
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| LINKEDIN CORP | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2016-12-31 |
McKinsey & Co., Inc.
 McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-12-31 |
| Trilogy, Inc. (Texas) | Consultant / Advisor | 2001-12-31 |
Training of Laura Dholakia
| Stanford University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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McKinsey & Co., Inc.
McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Deer Management Co. LLC
Deer Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
LinkedIn Corp.
 LinkedIn Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services LinkedIn Corp. operates an online professional network on the internet. Its proprietary platform enables members to create, manage, and share their professional identities online, build, and engage with professional networks, access shared knowledge and insights, and find business opportunities. The company was founded by Allen Blue, Reid G. Hoffman, Jean-Luc Vaillant, Konstantin Guericke, and Eric Ly in November 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. | Technology Services |
| Trilogy, Inc. (Texas) |
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