About

Anand S. is an established Senior Engineering Leader with over 12 years of product development experience, 5 of which have been spent in leadership positions. He is a Board Member, Mentor, and Startup Advisor with a significant interest in leading teams and growth, mentorship, and coaching. Anand has worked in both enterprise organizations and startups, with expertise throughout product development, focusing on UX and customers. Anand's focus areas revolve around building trust, effective 1:1s, engineering culture, employee retention, technical roadmap, growth mindset, staying technical, championing technical vision, stakeholder management, and release coordination. He believes and delivers well to the notion of sustainable high-performance and excellence, thriving in challenging and demanding situations. Anand has co-authored and published two patents, and he is a former Club President of Toastmasters. He has been featured on many blogs and publications and has appeared as a guest speaker on over 20 podcasts and conferences. Anand is a deeply caring individual who is passionate about environmental, technology, and societal causes, always seeking board member opportunities to get involved. Currently, Anand is a Mentor at First Round Fast Track, and in the past, he has worked as a Coach for Engineering Leadership at Practica and as a Director of Engineering for Dispatch, First Responder, and Mobile at Mark43. Anand has a Master's Degree from Temple University and a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Dharmsihn Desai University. Anand's TechStack includes Mobile and Senior Software Engineer, and he has relevant experience of 10.11 years. Anand is an Engineering Leadership Mentor at PlatoHQ, BestPracticer, ADPList, and MentorCruise, and a Startup Advisor at Sukhi, Nestted, and Stay22. He is also a Food Influencer on Instagram with the handle @foodyatra.