Walter Piecyk

Walter Piecyk is a Partner and TMT Analyst at LightShed Partners and a General Partner at LightShed Ventures, based in New York City. Prior to assuming his current roles, he spent nearly a decade as a Managing Director and TMT Analyst at BTIG, following senior analyst positions at Pali Capital, Fulcrum Global Partners, and PaineWebber. Earlier in his career, he executed corporate development initiatives at Nextel Communications. With over 20 years of experience in equity research, he frequently analyzes major technology firms and has appeared on CNBC to discuss leadership transitions at Apple. In March 2026, he co-authored and published extensive field research evaluating autonomous vehicle operations at Tesla, Uber, and Waymo. His current investment and research focus spans smartphones, wireless networks, internet infrastructure, and spectrum allocation across the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors.