Arun Shivdasani

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Chief Financial Officer at 2U

New York, New York, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

6-2025
Chief Financial Officer at 2U
5-2025
Managing Partner at Blue Tanzanite Advisors
Chief Financial Officer at Tangoe
Chief Financial Officer - Geller & Co at Bloomberg LP
Chief Financial Officer Walden University, VP FP&A Laureate Online at Laureate Online Education

Education

2000 - 2002
MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
1992 - 1995
Accounting from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Insights For Selling To Arun

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals
  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Arun is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Arun

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Arun move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Arun take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Arun

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