Motorola Ventures

MEL GACETA
Investment Manager

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Mel Gaceta is an investment manager with Motorola Ventures, based in Schaumburg, Illinois. In this role, Mel identifies, executes and manages strategic minority private equity investments on the behalf of Motorola.

Prior to his current role as Investment Manager, Mel spent nearly four years as the division controller for Motorola Ventures, where he was responsible for the internal financial management of the group and portfolio — budgeting, valuation and pre- or post-deal execution financial oversight. Prior to Motorola Ventures, Mel held diverse finance roles in Motorola Credit Corp., Cellular Infrastructure Group, Components Products Group, Personal Communications Sector and most recently in Network Management Group. There he was a controller and finance team leader in various cellular license bids.

Mel holds a MBA from DePaul University, with a concentration in Finance, and a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois.