Anand Eswaran

CEO

Seattle, WA, United States25 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led transformative change at top tech companies.
Pioneered AI-driven data resilience strategies.
Built high-performance cultures emphasizing innovation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS executive with a strong focus on AI-driven transformation and leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipAi-driven IntelligenceStrategic PartnershipsEnterprise TransformationCustomer SuccessService-led Business ModelsCloud TransformationCustomer-centricitySoftware ServicesBusiness IntelligenceGlobal Services

Other Skills

Enterprise SoftwareCloud ComputingTransformationData protectionUCaaSXCaaSAgile cultureLeadership developmentCloud-driven partnershipsAI-driven insightsIndustry standardsMarket trendsAgile offeringsOutcome-based service modelsDigital solutions

About

From dismantling radios as a kid in Mumbai to driving AI-powered data resilience today, I thrive at the crossroads of curiosity, bold experimentation, urgency, and impact. At Microsoft, SAP, HPE and RingCentral, I led transformative change. Now at Veeam, I’m accelerating the shift from defensive data protection to strategic, AI-driven intelligence - turning data into a proactive advantage in an unpredictable world. For me, leadership boils down to clarity, empathy in action, and zero tolerance for toxic talent. Innovation is a culture, not a project; results matter - and how we achieve them matters as much. My job is simple: Build great teams, anticipate what’s next, move decisively, and lead change.

Experience

25 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Veeam software

President and CEO

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · On-site

Accelerating Veeam’s evolution from protecting data TO strategic, AI-driven intelligence. Reinforcing Veeam’s position as the trusted leader in a complex, unpredictable digital world.
Transforming while performing to accelerate highly profitable, double-digit growth.
Anchored in a purpose-led culture, we nurture exceptional leaders and teams - emphasizing clarity, urgency, and empathy in action.

Enterprise SoftwareCloud ComputingAI-driven intelligenceLeadershipTransformation

Ringcentral

President and Chief Operating Officer

Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

Led RingCentral’s rapid expansion, strategically transforming from telephony-centric UCaaS to integrated XCaaS, accelerating enterprise adoption and major strategic partnerships.
Embedded a purpose-led, agile culture extensively recognized by Comparably - including #1 Best Engineering Team, #2 Best Sales and Leadership Teams, and top rankings for diversity, women, and global culture. Built and developed the next generation of leaders and established leadership development as a strategic priority company-wide.
Delivered accelerating profitable growth and significant momentum with large enterprise customers, positioning RingCentral for its next level of global scale.

UCaaSXCaaSStrategic partnershipsAgile cultureLeadership developmentLeadership

Microsoft

Corporate Vice President, Enterprise and Customer Experience

Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 · 4 yrs · Redmond · On-site

Led Microsoft’s enterprise transformation - accelerating growth and laying the foundation large-scale customer shifts to cloud-driven digital partnerships.
Transformed customer success, global services, and support through AI-driven insights, proactive partner engagement, and innovative digital solutions, delivering significant gains in scale, profitability and customer impact.
Built a high-performance culture anchored in diversity, clarity of purpose, and deep industry expertise.

Enterprise transformationCloud-driven partnershipsAI-driven insightsCustomer success

Sap

Executive Vice President, SAP Global Services

Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 · 3 yrs · Palo Alto, California · Hybrid

Drove SAP’s shift to cloud.
Transformed SAP Services from traditional consulting into agile, productized offerings - redefining the impact, scalability, and profitability of services. Shifted the paradigm from manual deployments to modular, repeatable solutions, dramatically cutting implementation times and costs.
Led a cultural turnaround emphasizing innovation, diversity, and customer-centricity, significantly boosting customer satisfaction and driving over $1B in incremental software revenue through strategic customer and partner success.

Cloud transformationAgile offeringsCustomer-centricity

Technology services industry association (tsia)

Founding Advisory Board Member

Jan 2007 – Jan 2019 · 12 yrs · Remote

Part of the founding team shaping TSIA, the premier industry body driving the transformation from product-centric to service-led business models. Helped define industry standards, forecast pivotal market trends, and guided leading technology firms through critical service-driven evolutions -including the strategic shift to subscription, consumption-based economics, and customer success.

Service-led business modelsIndustry standardsMarket trends

Hewlett-packard

Vice President, HP Software Global Services

Jan 2007 – Jan 2012 · 5 yrs · Palo Alto, CA · On-site

Part of the founding team launching HP Software, an internal startup within a traditional IT giant.
Built HP’s software services from inception to billion-dollar scale, pioneering outcome-based service models and early adoption of XaaS strategies. Established one of the industry’s earliest deep Business Intelligence practices, strategically complementing HP’s hardware, devices, and broader service portfolios. Delivered transformative improvements in customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and profitability, embedding a lasting culture of innovation and performance.

Software servicesOutcome-based service modelsBusiness Intelligence

Vignette corp

Vice President, Global Services

Jan 2000 – Jan 2007 · 7 yrs · Austin, TX · Hybrid

Led Global Services at Vignette during a pivotal and exciting tech inflection point - translating the promise of the internet into reality for thousands of commercial enterprises, cities, and governments. Pioneered the digital shift from brick-and-mortar presence to groundbreaking online experiences, playing a key role in officially igniting the .com era.
Built an agile, customer-focused culture that energized teams, fueled innovation, and delivered solutions with lasting global impact.

Global ServicesDigital solutionsCustomer engagement