# Anand S

> Anand S is a Gramener co-founder and former CEO who now serves as head of innovation and LLM psychologist at Straive in Singapore. A software engineer turned consultant and entrepreneur, he combines statistics, programming and design, teaches Tools in Data Science at IIT Madras, and publishes experiments on AI behaviour. His personal projects include hand-transcribing every Calvin & Hobbes strip.

- **Role:** Head of Innovation / LLM Psychologist at Straive; faculty for Tools in Data Science at IIT Madras
- **Organizations:** Gramener, Straive, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Infosys Consulting, Boston Consulting Group, IBM, Lehman Brothers, Reportbee
- **From:** Tirupati, India
- **Education:** B.Tech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, MBA; first rank and best all-rounder, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, MBA exchange programme, London Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Gramener and led it as CEO before its 2023 acquisition by Straive., Developed Gramex, Gramener’s low-code analytics platform., Graduated from IIM Bangalore with two gold medals; his CV lists first rank and best all-rounder.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Joined IBM in Bangalore as a software engineer working on Lotus Notes and Java.
- **1998** — Received the IBM Way award, as listed in his CV.
- **1999-2001** — Studied at IIM Bangalore, with a Lehman Brothers summer internship in Tokyo and an exchange at London Business School.
- **2001** — Joined Boston Consulting Group in Mumbai after graduating with two gold medals.
- **2005** — Moved to Infosys Consulting in London.
- **2010** — An airport reading of Stay Hungry Stay Foolish encouraged his decision to pursue entrepreneurship.
- **2012** — Returned to India and joined Gramener full time as chief data scientist; later served as CEO.
- **2023-08** — Moved to Singapore.
- **2023-11** — Straive announced its acquisition of Gramener; Anand continued into Straive’s data, analytics and AI business.
- **2026** — His CV lists head of innovation and LLM psychologist at Straive, alongside teaching Tools in Data Science at IIT Madras.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Gramener and led it as CEO before its 2023 acquisition by Straive.
- Developed Gramex, Gramener’s low-code analytics platform.
- Graduated from IIM Bangalore with two gold medals; his CV lists first rank and best all-rounder.
- Received the IBM Way award in 1998.
- Listed among Analytics India Magazine’s Top 10 Data Scientists in India in 2015 and India’s 100 Most Influential People in AI in 2025, as documented in his CV.
- Hand-transcribed every Calvin & Hobbes strip.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published an October 19 innovation-team roundup covering walkable 3D worlds from photographs, sports-video analytics and small-model improvements using rules and checks.
- **2026-10** — Published Things I Learned - 25 Oct 2026, continuing his public learning journal.

## Links

- Website: https://www.s-anand.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanand0/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sanand0
- GitHub: https://github.com/sanand0
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBOUVZF7VkeXzGaQ89CxiTQ

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Last updated: 2026-10-26