Anirudh Kulkarni

Anirudh Kulkarni is Atlas Research's Chief Executive Officer. He is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas affiliate CVP, a 650-person strategic business and technology consultancy focused on healthcare, national security, and the U.S. public sector.

Anirudh has more than thirty years of experience in business and technology consulting, strategy development, change management, and advanced technology strategy. His specialties include digital transformation, customer relationship management, operations and IT alignment strategies, organizational transformation, and operations research. His industry expertise lies in healthcare, media, and the public sector.

Anirudh was previously a founder and Managing Director for Strategic Services at Answerthink (NASDAQ:HCKT), a private equity-backed Fortune 500 consulting and systems integration firm that went public in 1998. Prior to Answerthink, he led the commercial Media and Publishing consulting practice at SRA International. He was also the founder of Anthem Decision Support Systems, a software product company specializing in decision support and analytical tools for sales and marketing in the consumer products industry.

Anirudh is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and a former member of its Board of Directors. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Professional Services Council and on the National Advisory Council at The George Washington University’s School of Engineering and was inducted into its Engineering Hall of Fame in 2017. He is also an investor in multiple ventures and enjoys working with entrepreneurs to operationalize their vision.

Anirudh received a BS in operations research and computational science (with honors), with concentrations in statistics and economics, and an MS in operations research and management science, both from The George Washington University.