How a high school dropout became the CEO of Autodesk (with Andrew Anagnost)
About Andrew
- CEO of Autodesk since 2017; member of Autodesk Board of Directors
- Led Autodesk's SaaS business model transition as CMO and strategy SVP
- 29-year Autodesk veteran across product, marketing, biz dev, and development
- Ph.D. from Stanford after overcoming a high school dropout start
- Joined HubSpot's Board of Directors in 2023
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Autodesk is the massive public software company at the heart of designing almost everything around you, from cars to buildings to video games. CEO Andrew Anagnost talks with Masters of Scale host Jeff Berman about why he first joined a “rebel” group at the company, how he battled for the top job, and why he thinks leading with empathy is smart business.
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