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Disney Hires Tech Chief From Character.AI
18 Sep
Summary
- Anand to lead Disney's enterprise technology, data, and AI.
- Many Character.AI tech staff will join Anand at Disney.
- Anand has prior experience at Meta and Microsoft Azure.
Disney has welcomed Anand to a new leadership role overseeing its enterprise technology, infrastructure, data, and AI platforms. His responsibilities will extend to product and engineering, ensuring coordination across Disney's diverse business segments.
This move is anticipated to include a number of technical staff members from Anand's former company, Character.AI, transitioning with him to Disney.
Anand's career highlights include his recent leadership at Character.AI and prior executive positions. He served as president and chief product officer at the financial technology firm Brex. Furthermore, his background includes a substantial 15-year tenure at Microsoft, where he played a role in developing the Azure cloud-computing platform, and multiple senior roles at Meta, including vice president of ads and business products.
