Anjali Sud


Anjali Sud is an Indian American businesswoman and the CEO of Vimeo, the online video platform. Sud was appointed to the position in July 2017, after previously serving as General Manager and head of marketing. Sud serves on the board of Dolby Laboratories, is a designated Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, and was listed as one of Fortune's 40 Under 40 rising business leaders in 2018.

Early life and education

Sud was born in Detroit, Michigan, as the daughter of Indian immigrants. She grew up in Flint, Michigan. In 1997, at age 14, Sud left Flint to study at Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
Sud graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2005, with a B.Sc. in Finance and Management. In 2011, she received her MBA from Harvard Business School.

Career

Between 2005 and 2014, Sud held positions in finance, media and e-commerce at Sagent Advisors, Time Warner and Amazon.
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. In that role, Sud led a number of launches on the platform, including Vimeo Business, 360 video support, and video collaboration and review tools.
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. In September 2017, Sud oversaw the acquisition of Livestream. In April 2019, Sud oversaw the acquisition of video editing app Magisto.
IAC has indicated that Vimeo is its "next big bet" and the largest, non-public opportunity inside the holding company. In November 2018, IAC announced that they would be breaking Vimeo out as its own segment. In 2019, Vimeo brought in $196 million in revenue but lost $42M in EBITDA.
Sud serves on the board of Dolby Laboratories. She is a designated Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.

Awards and honors

In November 2017, Sud was listed as one of The Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen: 35 Under 35 honorees.
In March 2018, Crain's New York selected Sud as one of its annual 40 Under 40 honorees.
In July 2018, Sud was named #14 on Fortune's "2018 40 Under 40" list. She was included on Adweek's Power List later that month.
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.