Anand Anandkumar BE, MS, PhD

Anand was previously Chairman and Managing Director at Cellworks Research India Pvt. Ltd, a company that pioneered the use of Systems biology and semiconductor technologies in creating Directed therapies in Cancer-care. Prior to Cellworks, Anand was the co-founding Managing Director of the India operation of SpinCircuit (acquired by Cadence, 2003) and Magma Design Automation (acquired by Synopsys, 2011). He has management, operations, and business development experience in the US, Europe, China, and India regions.

Anand received his MS and Ph.D. in Electrical & Biomedical Engineering from George Washington University, Washington DC, and BE (Hons) in ECE from Anna University. He is a member of Eta-Kappa-Nu and Tau-Beta-Pi International Engineering honors societies and is the co-inventor on patents ranging from Satellite communication, Pharmaceuticals to Clean Energy. He is a co-founder of India Semiconductor Association (IESA), co-founder of EVA, a healthcare Accelerator, ex-General Secretary of ABLE, member of Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, and a Charter member of TiE Bangalore.