Anirudh Shastry is a multifaceted professional with a diverse background. He studied Materials Science in French medium, which he augmented with a scholarship from the French Embassy. He is a graduate of the National Institute of Technology in Tiruchirappalli, where he received a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Additionally, he completed his AISSCE in Computer Science. Shastry pursued a Master's in International Business from Melbourne Business School, where he received consecutive scholarships in 2020 and 2021.

Over the course of nine years, Anirudh Shastry has gained extensive experience working in progress and special projects at L&T Special Steels & Heavy Forgings, a Joint Venture with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, as Assistant Manager Metallurgy R&D, Senior Engineer II, Senior Engineer I, and Senior Engineer. Shastry has experience in materials development, digitization, project management, quality assurance, and failure investigation.

Anirudh's work ethic involves working independently and in teams. He is fluent in French and has working knowledge of German and Japanese, making him invaluable in global business settings. Shastry is a consulting engineer at Shastrys Inc, though he has also served as a graduate researcher at Université de Versailles St. Quentin-en-Yvelines, a procurement coordinator at Motorola, a derivatives analyst & trader at Futures First Info Services Pvt. Ltd, a trainee at MICO-Bosch India Ltd.