LEADERSHIP

Kunal Anand

Chief Innovation Officer

Kunal Anand leads the F5 product organization as Chief Innovation Officer. He’s responsible for driving product innovation and digital transformation for F5 customers. In his previous role as Chief Technology and AI Officer, Kunal charted the company’s technology and AI strategy and vision.

Prior to F5, Kunal held the dual role of Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Imperva. His journey to Imperva began in 2018 with the acquisition of Prevoty, an application security startup he co-founded in 2013. Before joining Prevoty, he was the Director of Technology at BBC Worldwide. Kunal has a deep history of innovation and technical expertise, and has held roles leading security, data, technology, and engineering teams at Gravity, MySpace, and the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.

Kunal has over 15 years of experience in AI and machine learning, ranging from model training, employing AI-driven algorithms to enhance products, and designing and implementing AI architectures.

Kunal holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Babson College.

Kunal Anand