Andrew Anagnost
InvestorPresident and CEO, Autodesk, Inc. at Autodesk Foundation · Executive at Autodesk
California, United States
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About
Andrew Anagnost serves as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Autodesk, where he leads the company's people and places strategy, overseeing areas including organizational effectiveness, talent, culture, performance and total rewards, employee relations, real estate, workplace, and travel and security. He has more than two decades of international human resources experience spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. He is also a board member of the Autodesk Foundation, serving as Board Secretary and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Executive at Autodesk
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Autodesk's investors · 16
Access Venture PartnersWestminster · $500K – $4M checks · since 2018ACE & CompanyNew York · since 2018at.inc/San Francisco · since 2018Autodesk FoundationSan Francisco · since 2018Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checks · since 2018Building VenturesBoston · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018DesignXCambridge · since 2018HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks · since 2018KaristaParis · $324K – $5.4M checks · since 2018Kortschak Investments L.P.Aspen · since 2018Lead Edge CapitalNew York · $50M – $400M checks · since 2018MetaPropNew York · $100K – $1M checks · since 2018Navitas CapitalCulver City · $100K – $5M checks · since 2018Portland Seed FundPortland · $25K checks · since 2018Punakaiki FundAuckland · $1M checks · since 2018Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks · since 2018
Experience
- AutodeskPresident and Chief Executive Officercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskCMO and Sr. Vice President of Business Strategy and Marketing2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskSr. Vice President, Industry Strategy and Marketing2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskVice President, Suites and Web Services2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskVice President, Engineering Design and Simulation Products2007 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskSenior Director, Design Products2005 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskSenior Director, Marketing2004 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskDirector, Product Management2002 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskDirector, Industry Marketing and Business Development2000 — 2002San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskIndustry Marketing Manager1998 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- AutodeskMAI Partner Manager1997 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area
- HubSpotBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Autodesk FoundationNon-Profit Board Membercurrent2014 — present
- Exa CorporationProduct Manager1996 — 1997Greater Boston Area
- Exa CorporationManager, Applications Consulting1994 — 1996Greater Boston Area
- Exa CorporationApplications Engineer1992 — 1994Greater Boston Area
- National Research CouncilPost-Doctoral Researcher1992NASA Ames Research Center
- Eloret InstituteConsultant1990 — 1992Sunnyvale, CA
- Stanford UniversityResearch Associate1989 — 1992NASA Ames Research Center
- Lockheed Martin AeronauticsPropulsion Installation Engineer1987 — 1988Burbank, CA
- Lockheed Martin AeronauticsComposite Structures Intern1986 — 1987Burbank, CA
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Colleagues at Autodesk Foundation
Ade Jimoh
Portfolio Associate at Autodesk Foundation
Akashraj Murthy
Senior Associate at Autodesk Foundation
Akinyi Ochieng
Senior Foundation Operations Manager at Autodesk Foundation
Alli O’Connell Dooley
Head of Marketing & Communications at Autodesk Foundation
Beth Foster-Chao
Investment Lead, Climate Adaptation & Resilience at Autodesk Foundation
Bobbie Casey
Partner Success Manager at Autodesk Foundation
Chelsea Bruno
Head of Customer Engagement at Autodesk Foundation
Christine Stoner
Executive Director at Autodesk Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andrew Anagnost?
- Andrew Anagnost serves as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Autodesk, where he leads the company's people and places strategy, overseeing areas including organizational effectiveness, talent, culture, performance and total rewards, employee relations, real estate, workplace, and travel and security. He has more than two decades of international human resources experience spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. He is also a board member of the Autodesk Foundation, serving as Board Secretary and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
- Where does Andrew Anagnost work?
- Andrew Anagnost is President and CEO, Autodesk, Inc. at Autodesk Foundation and Executive at Autodesk.
- Where did Andrew Anagnost go to school?
- Andrew Anagnost studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Aero/Astro and Computer Science); Stanford University (MS, Engineering Science); California State University, Northridge (BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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