Ananth Anto

Ananth Anto

Technical Product Leader with proven track-record of shipping AI/ML products serving millions of users across Microsoft/ Salesforce. Wrote IPv6 stack for Windows Vista. Fought against Fraud in BingAds. Led digital transformation for non-profit.

📍 🇮🇳Bangalore, India
✉️ anto.rocks@gmail.com

About Me

My unconventional path has taken me from writing IPv6 protocols serving millions to leading digital transformations serving non-profits. I've shipped zero-to-one AI products at Salesforce, fought fraud at Microsoft, and scaled teams across 3 continents. Engineer at heart. Tech for Humanity. Wants Elon Musk to Meditate.

12+
Years in Product
8+
Years Engineering
7+
Years Non-Profit
400K+
YouTube Views

My Path Between Worlds

Big Tech innovation and social impact—repeatedly, intentionally

Industry Leadership
❤️ Non-Profit Service
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2004 - 2009
🇺🇸🇮🇳
USA
India

Fresh Graduate Hire

Software Design Engineer

Microsoft

  • → Fresh graduate hire, learning to build
  • → Shipped my first production code @Microsoft for Windows Vista OS
  • → Built foundational engineering skills in Windows Core Networking
❤️
2009 - 2012
🇮🇳
India

The Calling

❤️

Technology Volunteer

Isha Foundation

  • → Returned to India to serve as a volunteer @Isha Foundation
  • → Taught Yoga. Wandered the Himalayas
  • → Learnt about measuring impact in NGOs
🚀
2012 - 2018
🇮🇪🇮🇳
Ireland
India

Product Thinking Meets Technical Craft

Senior Product Manager

Microsoft

  • → Back at the mothership @Microsoft
  • → Became a Product manager - Initiation by Fire @BingAds AdQuality/Fraud team
  • → Reduced daily fraud spend by 30% through ML optimization
❤️
2018 - 2022
🇮🇳
India

Leading Digital transformation for non-profits

❤️

Chief Technology Officer

Isha Foundation

  • → Back @Isha Foundation. This time worked as Chief Technology Officer
  • → Reporting to @SadhguruJV
  • → Launched OTT Streaming platform for Isha Foundation - Sadhguru Exclusive - grew to 150K paying subscribers
🚀
2022 - Present
🇮🇳
India

Deepening Craft, Shipping Impact

Director of Product Management

Visa → Salesforce

  • → Ran out of savings. Back to the industry at an exceptional time of technology breakthrough and change
  • → Currently shipping Document AI for Salesforce Data Cloud
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Products I've Built

Products that scale, missions that matter across Silicon Valley and Spiritual communities

Windows Vista (Longhorn)

Laying the Foundation for Modern Internet

Built client and server code for DHCPv6 protocol—the foundational networking layer that enabled IPv6 adoption worldwide. First Windows OS to support the internet's next generation addressing system.

Bing Ads Fraud Prevention

Fighting Fraud at Scale

Reduced fraud spend by 30% in one of the web's most adversarial environments. Built ML systems to detect credit card fraud and account compromises, protecting millions in ad spend across the Bing network.

Office 365 Compatibility Intelligence

Predicting Problems Before They Happen

Shipped ML-powered compatibility detection using advanced telemetry. Prevented crashes and conflicts for millions of Office users by predicting add-in compatibility issues before deployment.

Sadhguru Exclusive OTT Platform

Digital Pivot During Crisis

Launched streaming platform in 90 days during COVID-19 to maintain community engagement. Enabled digital-first content delivery when physical gatherings became impossible—keeping millions connected.

Santosh CRM & Customer Data Platform

Enterprise-Grade CRM at Startup Cost

Built full-stack CRM and CDP managing 5-10 million user contacts using open-source Odoo. Delivered enterprise functionality at fraction of traditional cost—proving open source can scale.

Salesforce Document AI

Turning Chaos into Structure

Shipped GenAI-powered document processing for Salesforce Data Cloud. Transforms unstructured documents into structured data using foundation models—unlocking value trapped in enterprise content.

Skills & Expertise

Product Management

AI/ML Products Customer Data Platforms Zero-to-One Launches Team Leadership

Technical

Python SQL Claude Code RAG Systems Knowledge Graphs C/C++

Tools

Tableau Figma Windsurf

Leadership

Public Speaking Global Teams Non-Profit Experience 400K+ YouTube Views

Check out my personal blog

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