Anil Khatod is Managing Director in Argonaut Private Equity Fund.
Mr. Khatod has more than 26 years of operational and management experience in large and small companies. Following completion of his Indian Chartered AccountancyChartered Accountancy is a distinct profession of accountancy， in which practitioners of accounting， known as accountants， belong to professional accountancy bodies that have been granted the Royal Charter by Her Majesty the Queen in the United Kingdom. In 1980， he co-founded and subsequently sold a liquid crystal displayliquid crystal display A world leader in telecommunications products， which includes switching， wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers， telephones and systems for residential and business users， computer telephony. In 1982 where he served in various executive roles including VP of Marketing & Sales， Division President of Optical Internet， Group President of Internet Solutions and Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer. He led or participated in acquisitions valued at more than $20 billion， managed Nortel's venture investments and opened Nortel's India officeThe India Office was the British government department responsible for the government of British India. It was headed by the Secretary of State for India， who was a member of the Prime Minister's Cabinet. After retiring from Nortel in 2001 at the age of 43， he joined Atlas Venture as a venture partner. Most recently， Mr. Khatod was CEO of AirDefense， a market leader in wireless network security serving more than 500 major enterprise customers globally.
