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Shiva Kumar

Evaluator · DISC type DCS
President at Way.com
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Shiva Kumar serves as the President of Way. com, leveraging over two decades of leadership in investment banking, finance, and corporate strategy within the mobility and technology sectors. His prior roles include CFO at Ridecell and Managing Director at Piper Sandler. He holds an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.

He has a strong personal interest in automotive technology, actively testing and sharing his thoughts on innovations like Teslas Full Self-Driving software. Shiva is also engaged with the entrepreneurial community, attending events such as TiEcon to connect with innovators and founders in the tech space.

He has an extensive background in electrical engineering and holds seven U. S. patents.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
President
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Shiva shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Shiva cares about

Future of Mobility
His career has been focused on mobility technology, from his time as an investment banker at Piper Sandler to his personal interest in Tesla's FSD software.
Tech Platform Growth
As President of Way. com, his primary focus is on driving strategic growth initiatives and expanding partnerships for the auto services platform.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
President
Way.com
5-2022 - 9-2025
Managing Director, Head of Mobility Technology Investment Banking
Piper Sandler
8-2019 - 5-2022
Chief Financial Officer
Ridecell
9-2013 - 8-2019
Senior Vice President in Tech Investment Banking
Jefferies
2-2012 - 10-2013
Vice President Investment Banking
Deutsche Bank
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2006 - 2008
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
2005 - 2008
CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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