A.M. Raj (Anand Murthy)

Anand Murthy Raj is Director at Highberg Academy Asia, a SAFe Fellow and certified SAFe Practice Consultant Trainer (SPCT).
Anand has extensive experience in the IT industry, management and Agile coaching. Throughout his career, he has supported organisations in improving the way they work and in adopting Agile and SAFe at scale.
His areas of expertise include software project management, operations, customer and process management, people management and vendor and partner management. As an Enterprise Agile Coach, Anand has supported large organisations in Agile transformation, including helping Philips adopt SAFe within the organisation.
Anand is also an experienced international trainer. He has delivered SAFe Agilist certification training to more than 500 professionals worldwide, with a reported pass rate of 99%.
Alongside his work as a consultant, coach and trainer, Anand has been recognised for his contribution to Agile. In 2015, he received the Agile Product of the Year award in the IT products category, organised by Unicom.
In his work, Anand combines extensive practical experience with a strong focus on leadership, organisational change and creating measurable business value.