Anand Chandrasekaran

Anand Chandrasekaran is an Indian-born technology executive, entrepreneur and investor. He has held senior product leadership roles at companies including Yahoo, Bharti Airtel, Snapdeal, Facebook Messenger and Five9. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Anand Chandrasekaran
Born	India
Alma mater	PSG College of Technology; Stanford University
Occupations	Technology executive, Investor
Years active	2000s–present
Employer	Celesta Capital
Known for	Senior product and executive roles in technology companies

Early life and career

Chandrasekaran studied electronics and communication engineering at PSG College of Technology in Tamil Nadu, India. He later earned a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, specialising in networking and communications. ^[4]

Chandrasekaran served as Chief Product Officer at Bharti Airtel, where he led product design and strategy across mobile, digital and broadband services. ^[5]

He later became Chief Product Officer at Snapdeal, contributing to its transition toward a mobile-first e-commerce platform and working on search, logistics experience and user engagement. ^[6]

Chandrasekaran joined the Facebook Messenger team as Director of Product, working on messaging features, communication tools for users and businesses, and chat-based interaction models. ^[7]

He subsequently served as Executive Vice President of Product Management at Five9, overseeing enterprise product roadmaps, customer experience tools and early initiatives in AI-assisted contact center technologies. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "Anand Chandrasekaran joins Celesta Capital as Managing Partner - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
2. https://www.weforum.org/people/anand-chandrasekaran/
3. "Anand Chandrasekaran joins Celesta Capital as managing partner - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
4. "Anand Chandrasekaran's Investing Profile - General Catalyst Advisor | Signal". Signal. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
5. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/anand-chandrasekaran-joins-venture-firm-043000655.html
6. Pushkarna, Akshit (2024-04-30). "General Catalyst's Anand Chandrasekaran Steps Down As Partner, To Focus On His AI Startup". Inc42. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
7. "Anand Chandrasekaran becomes top angel investor 3rd time in a row, Kunal Bahl a close second: Hurun India". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
8. "Anand Chandrasekaran Joins Celesta Capital as Managing Partner - Global HR News & Updates". 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
9. Bluemner, Paul (2024-10-03). "Crescendo Raises $50M in Funding". citybiz. Retrieved 2025-12-26.