I am a Partner @a16z on the investing team focused on the Consumer sector. I am interested in marketplaces, social, e-commerce, online/offline services, food technology and the internet of things. If you have a world changing consumer idea that I can help with, I would love to talk to you! (please email at anu@a16z.com or DM on Twitter @anuhariharan) Prior to Andreessen Horowitz, I was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group's Private Equity practice in NYC where I led multiple growth equity due diligences in the consumer and FinTech sector.

Partner @ Partner in the Investment team focused on Consumer sector From August 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Menlo ParkPrincipal @ Led due diligences for Private Equity clients on transactions across technology, media, telecom, consumer & financial services. Advised portfolio companies on customer retention & acquisition strategy, marketing, pricing and overall performance improvement. Worked extensively with technology and telecom companies across several topics such as investment strategy, operational improvement and go-to-market. Managed a team of 20+ associates, consultants and Project Leaders across several projects From January 2010 to August 2014 (4 years 8 months) New YorkSenior Engineer @ Helped develop and commercially launch Qualcomm's video streaming solution onto 3G handsets across US and EU. Liaised between wireless carrier in US and EU and handset team in Korea during critical deployment phase Advised Qualcomm on its acquisition of a company in the multimedia space in 2007. Evaluated operations of core team and designed and implemented process changes post acquisition Worked extensively in Austria, Finland, Italy and Germany From January 2004 to July 2007 (3 years 7 months) San Diego

MBA, Finance @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School From 2007 to 2009 MS, Electrical Engineering, Specialized in Wireless Communication @ Virginia Tech From 2002 to 2004 B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering @ National Institute of Technology Karnataka From 1997 to 2001 Anu Hariharan is skilled in: Product Management, Cross-functional Team..., Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Strategy, Start-ups, Management Consulting, Financial Modeling, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Telecommunications, Strategic Consulting, Market Entry, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Corporate Development, Go-to-market Strategy