Krishna Rao

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States18 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

Led Airbnb's $3.7 billion IPO and capital raises.
Built finance functions for innovative healthcare platforms.
Two decades of experience in scaling companies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic finance leader in Fintech and Healthcare sectors.

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Private EquityManagement ConsultingDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyMergersFinancial ModelingValuationCorporate FinanceStrategyStrategic ConsultingCorporate DevelopmentFinancial AnalysisStart-ups

About

Chief Financial Officer at Anthropic where I help build the financial foundation for safe, beneficial AI systems. I bring two decades of experience scaling companies through critical growth phases—from navigating Airbnb through the pandemic and $10B+ in equity and debt capital raises to leading finance functions at Fanatics and Cedar. My background spans FP&A, private and public capital markets, corporate and business development, private equity investing at Blackstone, and strategy consulting at Bain & Company.

Experience

Anthropic

Chief Financial Officer

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Fanatics, inc.

Chief Financial Officer, Fanatics Commerce

Jan 2023 – May 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Tidemark

Fellow

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Cedar

Chief Financial Officer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs · San Francisco, California, United States

Led the finance function for Cedar, an innovative healthcare payments and patient engagement platform. Strategic finance partner to sales, delivery, product & engineering, marketing, and HR functions. Operational leadership over efficiency initiatives and client service center.

Airbnb

2 roles

Global Head of Corporate & Business Development

Promoted

Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs · San Francisco, California, United States

Capital Markets & Investor Relations: Leadership role in Airbnb’s $3.7bn IPO including drafting of S-1 and roadshow materials, transaction structuring, investor Q&A preparation, and valuation analysis. Led board pricing committee meetings and investor allocation process. Subsequently led $2bn zero coupon convertible note transaction, Airbnb’s first capital raise as a public company. As a private company: (i) led $2bn term loan issuance during pandemic (April 2020); (ii) co-led $1bn Series F (primary capital & tender offer); (iii) completed closing of $1.5bn Series E; and (iv) secured $1bn corporate revolver.
Corporate & Business Development: Built and led team responsible for thesis development, due diligence, execution, and integration of more than 10 acquisitions. Built transaction execution and strategic partnerships teams, deal committee and board review process, and acquisition integration management function.

Director, FP&A

Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 · 3 yrs · San Francisco, California, United States

Corporate FP&A: Led FP&A team responsible for: (i) P&L consolidation and budget variance analysis; (ii) revenue forecasting; (iii) Airbnb’s annual planning process; and (iv) investor and board reporting.
Operations FP&A: Led FP&A team responsible for analytics and budgeting for: (i) community support; (ii) trust & safety; (iii) regulation & public policy; and (iv) Airbnb’s businesses in China and India.

Blackstone

Principal, Private Equity Group

Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 · 4 yrs · New York, NY

Evaluated and executed control transactions and minority investments in private and public companies within the consumer/retail, business services, and financial technology sectors.
Board member of Service King Collision Repair, Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC), and GCA Services; board observer of Crocs, Inc (NASDAQ:CROX).