Business Notebook
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Krishna Rao

Krishna Rao has been Chief Financial Officer of Anthropic since April 2024.[1] Before Anthropic, Krishna Rao was Chief Financial Officer of Fanatics Commerce and of Cedar, and held roles at Airbnb, Blackstone and Bain.[1]

Company

Key facts

Role
Chief Financial Officer, Anthropic[1]
CFO since
April 2024[1]
Previous roles
Chief Financial Officer of Fanatics Commerce, May 2023 to April 2024, and of Cedar, July 2021 to May 2023; Airbnb, October 2015 to July 2021, including Global Head of Corporate and Business Development; Principal in Blackstone's Private Equity Group, September 2011 to September 2015; strategy consultant at Bain, September 2005 to July 2008[1]
Education
J.D., Yale Law School; A.B. in Economics, Harvard College[1]

In the October 2026 S-1

The S-1 lists Krishna Rao as Chief Financial Officer in its table of executive officers and directors as of September 30, 2026.[1]

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Sources

  1. [1]Anthropic, PBC Form S-1: Management. Anthropic, PBC, filed with the SEC, October 26, 2026. Executive officers and directors as of September 30, 2026.