Andrew Anagnost bought ADSK once, on Jun 16, 2026

Dr. Andrew Anagnost is the president and chief executive officer of Autodesk, Inc., and a member of the company’s board of directors.( A more than 25-year veteran of the product, business, and marketing side of the software industry, he joined Autodesk in 1997 and has since held leadership roles spanning marketing, new business development, product management, and product development, culminating in his appointment as president and CEO in June 2017.( As chief marketing officer and senior vice president of business strategy and marketing, he was a principal architect of Autodesk’s transition from a traditional desktop software model to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and subscription-based business, significantly reshaping the company’s revenue model and market positioning.(

Before Autodesk, Anagnost worked as a composite structures and propulsion installation engineer at Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, then completed a doctorate at Stanford University and served as a National Research Council post-doctoral fellow at NASA Ames Research Center.( He later held roles in sales, marketing, and product management at simulation software company EXA Corporation.( Anagnost holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from California State University, Northridge, and both an M.S. in engineering science and a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering and computer science from Stanford University.( In addition to his executive responsibilities at Autodesk, he joined the board of directors of HubSpot, Inc. in 2023, extending his influence in the broader technology and SaaS ecosystem.(

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