Anand Byrappagari is an accomplished engineering leader with over two decades of experience managing global R&D organizations, launching and scaling new products, and successfully assimilating acquisitions. He studied Computer Science at Iowa State University and earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Mysore. Anand also holds an Indian School Certificate from Bishop Cotton Boys' School. He has held various leadership positions, including Director of Engineering at Google, Director of Engineering/Principal Software Engineer at ECI Telecom/Laurel Networks, and Architect/Team Lead at Quest Software (Laminar Software Inc). Anand's experience also includes working as an Advanced Member of Technical Staff at IBM/IBM Transarc Labs/Transarc.