Anand Sanwal

“Anand is a true entrepreneurial to me, always keep up with the market trend and try to make things happen. Sometimes, I feel like there’s a lot more he can do outside a corporate world. And always believe he will achieve a big success in near future.”

“I was very impressed with Anand's book on Corporate Portfolio Management and found it to be one of the most concise and succinct and hands on material written on the topic. In the ensuing interactions, I was equally impressed with his in-depth knowledge and assessments of how corporations can (and don't often) leverage data driven methodologies and use portfolios as objective strategic tools. I am positive that he will emerge as one of the thought leaders in this field in the coming years. I wish him the best of luck for his future endeavors.”

“Anand is an innately creative thinker who appreciates the value of practicality and possesses the discipline necessary to realize a vision. As evidenced by his book, he also has a clear mind which enables him to identify the right problems and understand the power of a framework in solving them. Anand is tireless in pursuit of his goals, yet he firmly adheres to his values. He leads in an understated, but most effective way and is always respectful of others, even when disagreeing. In Anand, an appropriate sense of humor is always present. I'm proud to know him.”

“I worked with Anand in the Corporate Business Development Group at American Express. Our mandate was huge: find a company that we can invest in and also create a strategic business with. Anand had a unique quality that allowed him to filter quickly through ideas that would never work - and at the same time, be able to quickly hone in on ideas that would be challenging but possible. This capability was built on a strong analytical acumen that few I have seen possess. Anand also knew had to make an identified partnership really work. Working w/ a straight-forward shooter who also is really bright was a great pleasure.”

“I first met Anand when he presented his work on Investment Optimization at an industry associate meeting, DAAG. We continued our dialogue after the meeting, and arranged for Anand to speak at my Pfizer group's annual offsite meeting, where he presented an overview of his work at AmEx and we brainstormed how and where there was overlap with our own Portfolio Optimization and Investment Decision work at Pfizer. Anand was extremely well received by our group and our senior leadership has expressed continued interest in applying some of Anand's work and advice to how we plan our own processes at Pfizer. His natural ease with presenting to large groups, ability to draw insights from discussion, and his general grasp of business application makes Anand a true source of value to his business colleagues. He has been a valuable thought-partner to us at Pfizer, and no doubt will continue to provide high-level contributions with all the groups he works with.”

“I have worked with Anand for over 3 years. During this time, he has consistently been an extremely impressive and knowledgeable people leader and executive. What distinguishes him is that he is not scared to go against the grain and push for innovative solutions to problems. He will push his employees to achieve their potential and reward them for jobs well done while coaching/guiding them along the way. He brings an ability to think strategically as well as execute which really serves to distinguish him. The work Anand and I completed together resulted in a filed patent with the US Patent office on the topic of resource allocation/corporate portfolio management. He then subsequently went on to write a book on this topic making him the go to resource in this extremely important discipline. I am sad to not be working with him anymore, but I hope our paths will cross again.”

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Anand and working alongside him over the past year. He is an astute business professional and a change agent par excellence. Anand has a strong track record of challenging the status-quo through insightful analysis and by unearthing key facts critical to the decision. A strong people leader, he combines his strategic thought leadership very effectively with tactical execution skills. His relationship skills, high integrity and drive to excel in everything he does make him an inspirational role model.”

“Anand has cracked the hard nut of corporate portfolio management and taken American Express to a level far beyond most other corporations. He has exhibited a great combination of organizational skills to make it happen and analytical skills to design an effective portfolio process and methodology. I feel very qualified to make this reccomendation since I have been working on similar problems at HP. Anyone interested in improviong their organization's use of resources should consult with Anand and read his excellent book on the subject.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Anand and his team at American Express and studying how they have improved the resource allocation process at AMEX. The investment optimization process that Anand has developed and oversees is one of the most advanced examples of portfolio management that I have seen in my experience working with finance teams at the world's largest companies. Anand is a true thought leader in how resource allocation processes should support corporate strategy and his passion for and experience with portfolio management is unparalled.”

“Anand and I worked together at a conference where Anand was a panelist for a portfolio management topic. Anand was articulate, and clearly knowledgable about portoflio management. He was a great asset to the panel discussion.”