Rajeev Misra

Rajeev Misra is an Indian British banker and executive. He was the CEO of SoftBank Investment Advisers. He attended Delhi Public School at Mathura Road, Delhi, India; studied chemical engineering at IIT Delhi; Misra is a board member of both the University of Pennsylvania and MIT Sloan, and is on the board of trustees of Kaust.

Career Misra was Board Director of Softbank Group and CEO of Softbank Investment Advisers. Misra, who leads the team running the company's Vision Fund, joined SoftBank in 2014. He left Deutsche Bank in June 2008, when he was the global head for credit and commodities and was reportedly earning between 10 and 15 million euros a year. He then worked at the London-based TCI Fund for several months. He joined UBS in 2009, and in May 2014 he was a senior managing partner of Fortress Investment Group, until he joined Softbank in November 2014.

The Wall Street Journal detailed Misra's alleged attempts to undermine his internal rivals at Softbank, including planting stories, filing shareholder complaints, and using a "honey trap".

In July 2022, he stepped back from his executive roles at SoftBank Group to start his own venture fund, as reported by various news agencies. He has secured over $6 billion, including from Middle East investors.

In November 2024, Rajeev Misra announced that he was formally stepping down as co-chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund.