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Shweta Kabadi

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Interim Chief Executive Officer at StraighterLine
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Shweta Kabadi is an Operating Partner at BV Investment Partners, specializing in driving operational growth for portfolio companies. An MBA from Harvard Business School, she has extensive B2B experience leading global teams, managing acquisitions, and delivering groundbreaking AI and automation software products for companies like Cognex Corporation.

She is an active participant in industry forums, sharing her expertise on panels covering topics like value creation and talent management within the private equity sector. Her early career began at Intel and Bain Consulting, giving her a strong foundation in both technology and strategic analysis.

Unique fact: Shweta launched the first hardware-integrated AI product and led the largest acquisition in the history of her former employer, Cognex.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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PE Value Creation
Recently participated in a panel discussion focusing on talent as a primary lever for value creation in private equity portfolio companies.
AI & Automation
Has significant P&L management experience leading AI software and automation solutions businesses, including launching new hardware-integrated AI products.
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Career

Work history

11-2023 - 8-2024
Interim Chief Executive Officer
StraighterLine
6-2023
Operating Partner
BV Investment Partners
8-2021 - 5-2023
Vice President Automation Solutions
Cognex Corporation
5-2020 - 8-2021
Senior Director and Business Unit Leader of AI Software & Electronic Solutions
Cognex Corporation
8-2018 - 5-2020
Senior Director of AI & Vision Software Businesses
Cognex Corporation
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Shweta Kabadi | Operating Partner, BV Investment Partners | Mergr. Featured in Mergr
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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Harvard Business School
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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