Karandeep Anand

Karandeep Anand is the Chief Executive Officer of Character.AI, the leading AI entertainment platform with 20 million monthly active users worldwide. A board advisor to the company, Anand was appointed as CEO to guide Character.AI through its next phase of growth. As CEO, Anand is responsible for shaping the company’s long-term strategy, expanding into new modalities such as video generation, identifying monetization opportunities, and forging new business partnerships. Previously, Anand served as the President and Chief Product Officer of Brex, the corporate card and spend management platform for startups and enterprises. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the development and launch of Brex’s flagship AI product, Brex Assistant, as well as the introduction of Empower, Brex’s spend management platform for modern companies from startups to enterprises. Before Brex, Anand held several leadership roles at Meta, ultimately serving as the Vice President and Head of Business Products. During his tenure, Anand led the Business Products Group, serving over 200 million businesses worldwide and connecting with 3 billion people through Ads, Business Messaging, Workplace, and Small Business products across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Before joining Meta, Anand spent 15 years at Microsoft, where he led and expanded the Product Management team and shaped the strategy for Microsoft’s Azure Cloud and Developer platform initiatives.