Promod has more than 34 years of experience in the venture capital industry and currently serves as a general partner at Norwest. Previously, Promod served as a senior managing partner and transitioned to the role of general partner as part of succession planning. Promod focuses on investments across a wide variety of sectors including systems and IT infrastructure, healthcare IT, software, and services.

Promod joined Norwest in 1990 and has invested in more than 75 companies since he began his venture career. His investments have been worth more than $40B in aggregate exit value to date, as 25 of his portfolio companies have gone public and 49 have been acquired (or have gone public and been acquired). In 2014 and 2016, Forbes recognized Promod as a “Hall of Fame” investor. 2017 marked Promod’s thirteenth appearance on the annual Forbes Midas List, including 2004, when he was ranked the #1 venture capitalist based on performance over the previous decade. In 2006, Promod was presented with a Global Leadership award from NASSCOM, and he was honored with the 2011 SV Forum Visionary Award based on his outstanding achievements and contributions to the technology industry.

Prior to Norwest, Promod spent 18 years in various operational roles ranging from product development, marketing, Chief Operating Officer, and CEO at various public and private companies including Siemens International, Thorn EMI, Emergent Technologies, and Dimensional Medicine, Inc.

Promod has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delhi, India. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Northwestern University and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, where he serves on the advisory board.