Anil Cheriyan

Board Member
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
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Anil Cheriyan currently serves as independent director on several Boards, and as CEO of the firm he founded - Phase IV Ventures – he acts as a limited partner, investor and advisor to leading Private Equity and Venture Capital firms, a consultant to global 2000 corporations, a keynote speaker in industry conferences, and mentor to CxOs.

Mr. Cheriyan leverages his extensive experience, thought leadership and personal network in generating value for the Boards he serves:

• Profitable growth-oriented execution. He demonstrates an unrelenting focus on scaling top-line revenue by overseeing winning go-to-market strategies all while maintaining EBITDA growth. This scale-up approach has resulted in investors exiting portfolio companies with higher-than-expected multiples of invested capital.
• Technology Opportunities, Partnerships & Risks. Mr. Cheriyan leverages his in-depth experience and understanding of technology to oversee digital transformations in a risk appropriate manner. He leverages his personal network in the technology marketplace to help forge meaningful 3600 partnerships that drive revenue growth.
• Domain experience. Mr. Cheriyan draws on his deep financial services and technology services expertise to enable Boards make key decisions on market opportunities, CEO / executive selection, capital investment decisions and risk oversight.
Anil Cheriyan’s blue-chip professional career has prepared him well for this role as Board member, investor and advisor: