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Anurag Goel co-founded Cactus Communications along with his brother Abhishek in 2002. He led the company as CEO till 2017, and was responsible for its initial growth, making the company a global entity with offices in Japan, the US, the UK, China, South Korea, Singapore, and India. Anurag has played an important role in shaping the culture at CACTUS, which has been recognized for its people practices with awards like India’s Best Mid-sized Workplace (Great Place to Work®) and Top 10 Safe Places to Work.
Anurag has over 23 years of expertise across strategy, M&A, technology & AI, and corporate development. As part of corporate development, his key interest areas are strategy, people management, branding building, organization design, and leadership development. Anurag has worked with McKinsey & Company, based initially in Amsterdam and then in India. He completed engagements in the areas of corporate finance and strategy practice for companies in diverse industries: logistics, metals and mining, steel, telecommunications, and financial services. Anurag graduated from the prestigious Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology with degrees in Computer Science and Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.