S Anand

Anand is an LLM psychologist at Straive. He co-founded Gramener, a data science company that tells visual data stories, which was later acquired by Straive. Recognised as one of India’s top 10 data scientists, Anand is a regular speaker at TEDx, PyCon, and other global forums where he champions the power of storytelling with data.

A gold medalist at IIM Bangalore, he also holds a degree in electrical engineering from IIT Madras. Anand’s professional journey spans institutions like London Business School, IBM, Infosys Consulting, Lehman Brothers, and the Boston Consulting Group. Over the years, he has built over 200 data applications and mentored hundreds of analysts and designers, helping them blend analytics with empathy and design.

Anand is also a prolific writer and educator, with a passion for simplifying complex ideas—especially in the areas of data communication, automation, and productivity. Outside of work, he brings the same obsessive energy to his personal interests. He has hand-transcribed every Calvin & Hobbes strip ever made, is addicted to anime, and maintains an elaborate personal wiki to track everything he learns—from productivity hacks to movies watched. He dreams of watching every single film on the IMDb Top 250 list (except The Shining). He codes for fun, automates nearly every aspect of his life.