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Anand Tharanathan

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Board Member at Abe
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Anand leads Global Product Research & Insights at ServiceNow, focusing on AI and customer-centered value creation. A former executive at Meta and published author, he holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management. Colleagues describe him as an incredible, charismatic, and results-oriented change leader.

Outside of work, Anand is a passionate tennis player and grew up playing multiple sports. He frequently draws parallels between sports and leadership, emphasizing teamwork, learning from failure, and empathy. He is a strong advocate for mentorship and is intentional about investing in future generations of leaders.

Unique fact: Anand holds a patent for a training system based on cognitive models to improve human information processing and decision-making.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Priorities

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Empathy in Leadership
States that his recipe for being a strong leader always starts with being empathetic and listening first. Believes "empathy wins," from the tennis court to the strategy room.
Human-Centric AI
Focuses on designing AI systems that enhance human capabilities rather than replace them, emphasizing the importance of keeping the "human in the loop."
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Board Member
Abe
8-2022
Group Vice President & Global Head of Product Research & Insights
ServiceNow
9-2020 - 8-2022
Chief Product Officer
Metaimpact
7-2017 - 7-2020
Head of Research: Facebook App Platform, News, Identity, Search
Facebook
11-2015 - 5-2017
Vice President - UX Research, Design & Innovation
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In the press

Media appearances

Exploring Leadership and AI with Anand Tharanathan. Featured in ServiceNow Insights Podcast (Omny.fm)
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Speaker Details: ServiceNow EX Summit 2025 – Anand Tharanathan. Featured in ServiceNow
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Ph.D.
Texas Tech University
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