Anu Krishnan

Background

About Anu Krishnan

A dynamic, delivery-focused leader of Shell’s Data & AI global practice, instrumental in expanding the organization to 1,600 Data & AI professionals and delivering $500M value per year for five years. Specializing in building high-performing technology teams, I thrive in solving problems at the intersection of digitalization and energy transition. Passionate about innovation, I prioritize business-driven technology solutions over isolated innovation initiatives. Led Shell’s Digital Platforms strategy, overseeing cloud migration to Azure and AWS, developing 30+ global production Data Platforms & Data Lakes, and partnering with industry leaders like Microsoft, AWS, Databricks, C3 etc. Led large-scale commercial outsourcing contracts with technology partners, and have built global delivery teams across India, Malaysia, Poland, North America, and Europe, balancing external partnerships with strong internal capabilities. Business Impact Led AI and GenAI platform strategy and adoption balancing market solutions vs in-house development. Scaled and replicated Data Science, AI/ML solutions globally to drive max value Built high performing Data & Analytics teams to 1600 globally in the areas of Data Platforms & Engineering, Visualization, AI Engineering, Data Science and Information Management Built a Data Governance practice with a focus on Master Data Management, Data Cataloging, Data Quality and drove the creating and reuse of Data Products. Pioneered the creation of Data & Analytics Standards and Best practices across 30+ Production Data Platforms & Lakes and realized $70M+annual savings in optimization of technologies and supplier rationalization Led large scale multiyear outsourcing on Infrastructure and Applications over an annual contract value of $3B Thought Leadership Recognized thought leader with numerous keynote speeches and panel discussions at industry events Balances Exec Communication with motivating a large community of technologists and innovators. Strong proponent of growing technical talent and established the first “Technical Ladders” for Data and AI with a focus on growing female technical talent More About Me 🤝 Committed advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, I champion diverse talent, focusing on advancing women, People of Color, and LGBTQ+ professionals Authenticity, Honesty and Humility are my core values that define how I live and work Enjoy working across cultures and building synergies across global teams