Anil Bhansali

Anil Bhansali is a results-oriented transformational leader with deep technical knowledge and proven business acumen. He is the Vice President for Engineering and Head of the India Development Center, Google Cloud India. In his role, Anil is responsible for scaling the Google Cloud India Engineering teams and building a diverse organization leading with people and culture; he also leads strategic site operations that supports rapid continued growth and workplace experience for Google Cloud India. Anil has a successful track record of designing and delivering market-leading products and building organizations by recruiting and growing world-class talent.

Anil is deeply committed to using technology as a means to leapfrog sectoral transformation. He has been instrumental in bringing the power of Google’s transformation prowess in AI in India across multiple areas including Open Digital Network and Healthcare.

Prior to joining Google in 2020, Anil was Corporate Vice President, Azure Cloud division at Microsoft. During this time, he led product development efforts to bring the power of cloud computing for Education whereby millions of frontline workers and Non-Profits could have access to learning. Digital transformation of Agriculture provided both farmers and administrators access to key information necessary for successful agricultural operations. He was also at the helm of pioneering efforts in the use of AI/ML tools to help doctors in clinical assessments especially in eyecare.

Anil was also the site leader for Microsoft’s India Development Center in India where he led engineering efforts across Azure, Windows, Search and Office. With over 30 years’ experience in product development, Anil has lived and worked in both the United States and India and worked on a range of Microsoft’s products and services. Anil is based in Google’s Hyderabad office in India.

Anil along with his wife is associated with several non-profit initiatives including a mobile library to help children improve their reading and language skills. Anil has served on the board for HEI (Hyderabad Eye Institute) for a period of three years.

Anil is a regular keynote speaker at industry events and considered a thought leader in enterprise software by customers, press, and analysts.

He also holds a master’s degree in computer science from The Stony Brook University, New York