Niket Desai is Principal at ENND I, LLC, an advisory practice across technology, hospitality, and finance. He co-founded Laurel, an AI platform for professional services that raised a $100M Series C at $510M valuation, where he now serves as Advisor. He is co-founder of Opavino, a San Francisco hospitality group operating Lillie Coit's, HITW Coffee, and Pushback Wines. Previously, Niket was an Investment Fellow at the University of California Office of the President (~$190B AUM), Chief of Staff at Flipkart, and a Product Manager at Google and Motorola, where he worked on Maps, Commerce, Moto X, Moto 360, Motorola Connect, and Active Display. He co-founded Punchd, a mobile loyalty startup acquired by Google. Niket served on the San Francisco Civil Grand Jury, 2025–26. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley.