Summary
Nikhil Patel is a product leader with 12 years of experience building user-centered software across startups and tech giants, currently shaping product at Harvey in San Francisco. He has a strong Google pedigree, having led Search and Android/Pixel product efforts, and combines that with hands-on startup experience from Sprig and Archer. His background blends technical depth from a CS degree at UC Berkeley with investor-facing insight from a fellowship at Menlo Ventures, enabling him to translate market signals into product strategy. Nikhil is comfortable shipping fast in high-ambiguity environments and has repeatedly led cross-functional teams through research-driven roadmaps. He brings a rare mix of product craft, engineering fluency, and early-stage operating experience that helps bridge prototype to scale. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic, data-informed, and adept at turning customer insights into measurable outcomes.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Computer Science, Bachelor's Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley