Krishna Rao has joined Anthropic as the company's Chief Financial Officer, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in strategic finance leadership for customer-centric brands and as an investor. Krishna joins Anthropic from Fanatics Commerce, where he served as CFO, and previously led financial functions at Cedar and corporate development initiatives at Airbnb. With a strong background in private equity and strategy consulting, Krishna brings a unique blend of financial acumen and operational expertise to the role. He is excited to join Anthropic at a pivotal moment in the company's journey and looks forward to working with the team to build a strong financial foundation that supports the development and deployment of transformative AI systems.