Awards & Recognition
★2019 Distinguished Alumni Award from California State University Northridge
★Had a college renamed in his honor - Andrew J. Anagnost College of Engineering and Computer Science at CSUN after $20M donation
★Recognition as single largest alumni donor in CSUN's history
Notable Facts
→CEO of Autodesk since 2017, leading $6.1B revenue Fortune 500 company
→PhD from Stanford University, former NASA Ames Research Center post-doctoral fellow
→Led Autodesk's business model transformation to subscription-based SaaS
→Company stock price nearly tripled under his leadership, reaching $41.1B market cap
→Made largest donation in CSUN history ($20M) and had engineering college renamed after him
→Regular thought leader on AI regulation and infrastructure challenges
→Oversaw major acquisitions including PlanGrid ($875M) and BuildingConnected ($275M)
→LinkedIn Influencer with 500+ connections and active posting on industry topics