Vijayeta Desai
About Vijayeta Desai
Vijayeta Desai serves as Vice President at Piper Sandler, a position she has held since 2021. She has a diverse background in engineering and finance, with previous roles at Bechtel Corporation and Yokogawa, and holds degrees from Purdue University and IE Business School.
Current Role at Piper Sandler
Vijayeta Desai serves as Vice President at Piper Sandler, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing various strategic initiatives and contributing to the firm's growth. Her experience in the financial sector, particularly from her previous role as an Associate at Piper Sandler from 2017 to 2021, provides her with a solid foundation for her current responsibilities.
Previous Experience at Bechtel Corporation
Before joining Piper Sandler, Vijayeta Desai worked at Bechtel Corporation for a total of eight years in various roles. She served as a Senior Cost Engineer from 2012 to 2015 in Houston, Texas, and Cameron, Louisiana. Prior to that, she was a Procurement Specialist from 2007 to 2012 in the Houston, Texas area. Her tenure at Bechtel equipped her with valuable skills in project management and cost analysis.
Education and Expertise
Vijayeta Desai holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. She furthered her education by obtaining two Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degrees. One was from IE Business School, completed in 2016, and the other was part of an International Business Exchange Program at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, also completed in 2016. This educational background supports her expertise in engineering and business management.
Internship Experience
Vijayeta Desai gained early industry experience as an Industrial Engineering Intern at Yokogawa in Singapore in 2005, where she worked for two months. She also completed a one-month Associate Intern position at GAWA Capital in Madrid, Spain, in 2016. These internships contributed to her professional development and understanding of diverse business environments.