Anand Balasubrahmanyan

Anand Kashyap is a seasoned finance and strategy leader with over two decades of experience in global business operations, fundraising, and deal management. He has worked with several high-growth businesses across the US, Europe, and Asia, specializing in private equity, corporate finance, M&A, IPOs, and valuation.

Anand has a strong background in finance, with a BS in Economics and BAS in Computer Science, Finance, Accounting & Computer Science from the prestigious Wharton School. He also holds an MS in Business Administration and Management from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

Anand has held various executive-level positions, including Chief Financial Officer at Fortanix, Head of Finance and Business Operations at VeloCloud at VMware, and VP of Finance & Business Operations at VeloCloud Networks™, Inc. His other notable positions include Managing Director - Private Equity and Chief Executive Officer at Bangsar Capital at CIMB, Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, Executive Director (Head of Southeast Asia Global Capital Markets, Head of Southeast Asia TMT) at Morgan Stanley, and Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.

Anand is a versatile strategic thinker who combines his broad expertise in business strategy with his strong domain knowledge of finance. He has a deep experience set and a proven track record of identifying and assessing key business metrics/value drivers across divisions of an operating business. His robust communication skills, high degree of operational focus, and strong relationship development skills have made him an effective leader in the finance and strategy space.