Priya Anant

Enigma
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Senior Director Applied AI at Google

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Priya is a Senior Director of Applied AI at Google with over 25 years of experience, including time at Bain. A Wharton MBA graduate, she specializes in scaling enterprise AI products and customer success operations. Colleagues describe her as an inspirational, strategic, and approachable leader who excels at collaborative transformation.

Outside of her core role, Priya is a board member, investor, and frequent podcast speaker. She discusses topics like navigating the tech industry, finding career-life harmony, and the importance of vulnerability and a growth mindset in leadership. She is passionate about mentoring and fostering authentic connections.

She is a published author and has been cited in the Harvard Business Review for her insights on AI and strategy.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Friendly Yet Blunt

Fast Follower

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise AI Solutions
Leads a team at Google focused on helping enterprise customers drive revenue and transform operations using AI, specifically with products like Gemini Enterprise.
Agentic Customer Experience
Passionate about solving fragmented customer journeys by building unified, proactive digital solutions that act on a shopper's behalf to bridge sales and service.
Authentic Leadership
Speaks about the role of vulnerability and curiosity in building trust with teams and overcoming challenges like imposter syndrome.

Media Appearances

Priya has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Senior Director Applied AI at Google
3-2021 - 7-2025
Senior Director - Search, Maps and Commerce at Google
6-2018
Executive Board Member at Taza Ayurveda
1-2018 - 3-2021
Senior Director - Ads at Google
4-2015 - 1-2018
Director, Trust and Safety at Google

Education

9-2021 - 9-2021
Directors' Consortium from Stanford University
2000 - 2002
MBA from The Wharton School

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Insights For Selling To Priya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal even if you come to form one
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Priya is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Priya

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Priya move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Priya take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Priya

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