Anjali Sud | |
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 Sud at the Collision conference in 2018 | |
| Born | August 13, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Phillips Andover Academy University of Pennsylvania Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | CEO of Tubi |
Anjali Sud (born August 13, 1983)[1][2] is an American businesswoman and the CEO of Tubi, content platform and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox Corporation. Sud served as CEO of Vimeo until Aug 2023 and was appointed to the position in July 2017. Previously she served as General Manager and head of marketing.[3] Sud serves on the board of Dolby Laboratories,[4] is a designated Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum,[5] and was listed as one of Fortune's 40 Under 40 rising business leaders in 2018.[6]
Sud was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Punjabi Hindu immigrants from India.[7] She grew up in Flint, Michigan.[1] In 1997, at age 14, Sud left Flint to study at Phillips Andover Academy, selective private school in Andover, Massachusetts.[2]
Sud graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2005, with a B.Sc. in Finance and Management.[8] In 2011, she received her MBA from Harvard Business School.[9]
Between 2005 and 2014, Sud held positions in finance, media and e-commerce at Sagent Advisors, Time Warner and Amazon.[9][10]
In 2014, Sud joined Vimeo, an IAC subsidiary, as Head of Global Marketing. She later served as General Manager of Vimeo's core creator business, where she built out the company's offering for hosting, distributing and monetizing videos.[11][12] In that role, Sud led a number of launches on the platform, including Vimeo Business (a membership plan for marketers and brands),[13] 360 video support,[14] and video collaboration and review tools.[15]
Sud was appointed to CEO of Vimeo in July 2017, as the company announced its plans to refocus its strategy from investing in original content to offering software and tools for video creators.[16] In September 2017, Sud oversaw the acquisition of Livestream.[17] In April 2019, Sud oversaw the acquisition of video editing app Magisto.[18] In November 2021, Sud oversaw the acquisitions of video software startups WIREWAX and Wibbitz.[19]
In November 2020, Vimeo raised $150 million in equity from Thrive Capital and GIC at a valuation of $2.75 billion.[20] In January 2021, Vimeo raised $300 million in equity from T. Rowe Price and Oberndorf Enterprises at a valuation of over $5 billion.[21] In May 2021, IAC completed a spinoff of Vimeo into an independent publicly-traded company on Nasdaq (ticker: VMEO).[22]
After Sud's nine years at Vimeo and six years as CEO, on July 5, 2023, Vimeo announced that she would be departing to pursue another opportunity on Sept. 1, 2023.[23] Sud announced on July 17, 2023 that she would be joining the free streaming service Tubi as its new CEO, replacing founder Farhad Massoudi.[24]
Sud serves on the board of Dolby Laboratories[4] and Change.org.[25] She is a designated Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum[5] and a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute.[26]
In November 2017, Sud was listed as one of The Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen: 35 Under 35 honorees.[27]
In March 2018, Crain's New York selected Sud as one of its annual 40 Under 40 honorees.[28]
In July 2018, Sud was named #14 on Fortune's "2018 40 Under 40" list.[6] She was included on Adweek's Power List later that month.[29]
In December 2019, Sud was honored with a Muse Award by the New York Women in Film & Television, along with Gloria Estefan and Ann Dowd.[30]
In December 2021, Sud was named by Business Today as one of the most powerful women in business.[31]
In September 2022, Sud was named by Fortune as one of India's most powerful business women.[32]
In March 2023, Sud was named a Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute.[26]
