Anant Maheshwari

Anant has served across industries in his career- technology & software, industrial, and management consulting. Currently, he is serving in two leadership roles at Honeywell: President Strategy and President & CEO of Honeywell’s Global Regions. As President Strategy, he leads Honeywell’s strategy and offering management functions. As President & CEO of Honeywell’s Global Regions, he has broad responsibilities for leading Honeywell’s business across a diverse set of geographies that include Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.Anant joined Honeywell from Microsoft, where he served as President of Microsoft India. In this role, he was responsible for Microsoft’s overall business and presence in India, leading engagement with policy makers, customers, business partners and industry leaders. During his time in the position, he led Microsoft India’s transformation to become the fastest growth geography for the company, setting the company’s benchmarks for new business models. Earlier in his career Anant was previously with Honeywell, joining the company in 2004 and holding a series of senior leadership roles in which he launched new business lines and led mature business portfolios. He served as President of Honeywell India from 2014 to 2016, with overall responsibility for one of Honeywell’s key growth markets within its High Growth Region strategy. Prior to Honeywell, Anant spent over five years at global management consultancy McKinsey & Company.Anant holds a PGDBM (MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where he completed his post-graduate studies as an industry scholar in 1998. He graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, with a Master of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics in 1996. He is a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He has served on the NASSCOM Executive Committee, most recently in the role of Chairperson in 2023. He also served as the Chair of the IT-ITeS Committee of CII (the Confederation of Indian Industry) and has served on the board of the U.S. India Business Council. He has also served as an Independent Director on the board of Hindalco Industries from 2021-23.Anant is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.