Ananda Chakravarty

Ananda Chakravarty currently serves as Vice President of Research at IDC, specializing in Retail Merchandising and Marketing Analytics Strategies. With a diverse background in retail and digital business strategy, Ananda has held significant leadership positions across various companies, including Director roles at Diebold Nixdorf and Oracle, and Senior Analyst at Forrester. Previous experiences encompass ecommerce product management at Talbots and Staples, product strategy at Monster, and consulting for Turning Point Renewal Group. Ananda holds an MBA from Northeastern University, a BSEE from Clemson University, an MSEE from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and a certificate in Pricing from MIT Sloan School of Management.