# Anand Adya

> Anand Adya is the founder of Greenlight Technologies, the enterprise controls company renamed Pathlock in 2021, and founder and CEO of BroadVision. His career spans consulting, enterprise technology, access governance and business-control automation, with a recurring focus on connecting operational evidence to business risk.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at BroadVision
- **Organizations:** BroadVision, Greenlight Technologies, Pathlock, PwC, Andersen Consulting, Bell Labs, Forbes Technology Council (former member)
- **Education:** MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
- **Known for:** Founded Greenlight Technologies in 2004 and led its development in enterprise business controls., Built a company whose platform was resold by SAP to extend monitoring across SAP and non-SAP applications., Led Greenlight through its 2021 Pathlock rebrand and strategic growth investment.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2004** — Worked in technology and consulting, including PwC and Andersen Consulting; biographies also identify Bell Labs experience and participation in two technology startups.
- **2004** — Founded Greenlight Technologies.
- **2013** — Greenlight announced real-time policy enforcement for ERP systems, with Sharp Electronics Corporation of the Americas discussing its implementation.
- **2016** — Discussed Greenlight and application security in a three-part interview with Sramana Mitra.
- **2021-03** — Greenlight became Pathlock and announced a $20 million investment from Vertica Capital Partners.
- **2021-06** — Accepted into Forbes Technology Council.
- **2022-05** — Pathlock announced mergers and acquisitions with $200 million in capital; Piyush Pandey became CEO of the combined business.
- **2026** — BroadVision’s public company page identifies Adya as founder and CEO; observed October 2026, not a verified appointment date.

## Achievements

- Founded Greenlight Technologies in 2004 and led its development in enterprise business controls.
- Built a company whose platform was resold by SAP to extend monitoring across SAP and non-SAP applications.
- Led Greenlight through its 2021 Pathlock rebrand and strategic growth investment.
- Published on finance, technology, security collaboration and the business value of controls.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — BroadVision’s company page identifies Adya as founder and CEO and describes connected decision intelligence. This is the research observation month, not a claimed launch or appointment date.

## Links

- Website: https://broadvision.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-adya-47ba26

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Last updated: 2026-10-23