Anil Chitrapu

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with learning how successful businesses find product-market fit and subsequent growth. In my younger years, I taught myself Photoshop, SQL, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Logic, and more to bootstrap various side projects. Since graduating in 2016, I have been fortunate to work directly on consumer-facing products and drive growth through user-centric product management.

My main focus these days is driving growth at The New York Times. I work as a product manager on Wirecutter, NYT's commerce arm, focusing on newsletter growth, review page optimization, personalization, AI integrations, and more to help users discover the best product recommendations.

Before NYT, I worked on building features for Condé Nast's frontend application. We enabled Vogue, The New Yorker, WIRED, and 60+ other brands across dozens of regions to ship features that let users have more engaging interactions with these online publications. I particularly enjoyed working on products that are extensible to all brands, as this made the payoff far outweigh the complexity of solving for multiple tenants.

Prior to that, I worked in growth at SeatGeek focused on user acquisition. I built out their paid social, display, and programmatic marketing portfolio into $10M+ annualized revenue across user acquisition and retargeting.

When I'm not at the computer, I'm usually running around McCarren Park, practicing Carnatic music, hanging out with my fiancé, or stressing over the latest Arsenal/Eagles/Sixers game.