Anirudh Pillala is Performance Director, Research Process and Quality at HFS Research. He manages research process including Blueprints, POVs and custom projects at HFS Research. He also supports alignment of sales and research teams as well as managing the India center.

He was associated with premier MNCs including, Henkel AG, KPMG and Capgemini, where he demonstrated competence to deliver productivity goals, increasing efficiency and improving process quality in critical as well as sensitive assignments.

He is a Six Sigma certified professional and has managed Green Belt projects in resource management and process optimization. He is a Prince2 certified practitioner and has a blockchain certification. He keeps well-informed on controlling financial aspects of business.

He has a sublime blend of professional experience in the Indian business arena and global management education from a premier European B-school. Anirudh received his MBA at WHU, Germany and Bachelor of Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Hyderabad. Anirudh enjoys playing badminton and volleyball in his leisure.