# Anand Sanwal

> Anand Sanwal is the co-founder and executive chair of CB Insights and co-founder and head of school at Forge Prep. Previously responsible for American Express’s $50 million Chairman’s Innovation Fund, he built a private-market intelligence business known for its research and irreverent newsletter. His current educational work emphasizes practical projects, independent judgment and demonstrated capability.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Head of School at Forge Prep; Co-Founder and Executive Chair at CB Insights
- **Organizations:** CB Insights, Forge Prep, Forge Fellowship, American Express, Kozmo.com, Atlas Fine Chemicals
- **Education:** Chemical engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Finance and accounting, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Adolescent teaching program; enrollment announced in November 2024, Association Montessori Internationale
- **Known for:** Co-founded CB Insights with Jonathan Sherry and led it as CEO for 14 years., Built CB Insights to 66 employees before its $10 million funding round., Developed an irreverent research newsletter; its flagship had more than 750,000 subscribers in July 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2008** — Worked at Kozmo.com and American Express; managed the $50 million Chairman’s Innovation Fund at American Express.
- **2008** — Early venture began as ChubbyBrain with Jonathan Sherry.
- **2010** — Launched the CB Insights subscription business in February; Bain Capital Ventures was its first customer.
- **2015** — CB Insights raised $10 million after growing through customer revenue.
- **2024-01** — Announced transition from CEO to founder and executive chairman of CB Insights.
- **2024-05** — Announced the Schools of Entrepreneuring project, which developed into Forge Prep.
- **2024-10** — Launched Forge Fellowship with Raj Shah, offering $1,000 grants to young entrepreneurs.
- **2024-11** — Announced enrollment in AMI adolescent teaching training.

## Achievements

- Co-founded CB Insights with Jonathan Sherry and led it as CEO for 14 years.
- Built CB Insights to 66 employees before its $10 million funding round.
- Developed an irreverent research newsletter; its flagship had more than 750,000 subscribers in July 2021.
- Co-launched the Forge Fellowship with $500,000 to support middle and high school entrepreneurs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Personal newsletter archive includes the January 13 issue “I love school & mitochondria.”
- **2025-09** — Published “Education in a Post Text World” on September 8.

## Links

- Website: https://anandsanwal.me/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandsanwal
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/asanwal

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Last updated: 2026-10-21