Anu George

About Anu George

How do organizations remain relevant in an increasingly digital ecosystem?An industry-recognized transformation leader, Anu excels at driving organizational success in a digital era. With a proven track record at renowned companies like AIG, Morningstar, GE, and Unilever, Anu has led transformative initiatives that generate value, simplify operations, and enhance competitiveness. By leveraging digital technologies along with design thinking, process reengineering, Lean and Agile methodologies, Anu helps build scalable operating models and cultivates cultures of innovation.Recognized as a growth-oriented, collaborative leader, Anu was honored as Crain\'s Notable Women Executives in Chicago in 2020. Here are some of the ways Anu empowers organizations: Accelerating digital transformation: Reimagines businesses by adopting emerging technologies for internal operations and customer experiences. Driving scale, efficiency and operational fitness: Streamlines operations, ensures process excellence and creates scalable capabilities to optimize costs. Positioning for future growth: Bridges the gap between customer experiences and product/service design to accelerate growth. Enabling organizational agility and innovation: Fosters dynamic, thought-provoking environments that encourage cross-functional teamwork, collaboration, and the application of Agile/Lean principles.Additionally, Anu is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, having served as the Executive Sponsor for Women\'s and Asian ERGs at Morningstar and GE.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer

   Publicrelay

   Nov 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Responsible for leading the global analytics operations, with a focus on leveraging technologies such as AI, coupled with the discipline of operational excellence to ensure data excellence and exceptional client experiences.

Education

• University of Mumbai

  MBA, Marketing

• Crotonville Alumni

  MDC - Management Development Course

• Singularity University

  Executive Program

Skills

• Change Management
• Six Sigma
• Leadership
• Management
• Operations Management
• Outsourcing
• Process Improvement
• Team Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Financial Services
• Program Management
• Integration
• Lean Transformation
• Black Belt
• Business Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Lean Manufacturing
• Portfolio Management
• Risk Management
• Business Analysis
• Finance
• Credit