Arable Appoints Anand Desai As New Chief Financial Officer
Summary
Desai is a renowned business strategist and dynamic leader, and brings to Arable more than 15 years of experience in tech finance, operations, and new market development. We are thrilled to have him join us on our journey.” Desai’s addition comes as Arable continues to receive industry recognition for its product innovation, including winning AgTech Breakthrough’s IoT Monitoring Solution of the Year. Feeding the world’s growing population is a global issue, and I’m thrilled to contribute to the mission as part of this talented and diverse team.” Desai received a dual degree in Finance and Liberal Arts from the University of Texas, Austin, and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. Its integrated hardware, agronomic modeling, and software suite enable farmers, agronomists, researchers, processors, and food companies to understand the full crop system at the plant, field, and regional level. Based in San Francisco, the Arable team is led by former Climate Corporation executive Jim Ethington, and brings a diverse set of experience across crop modeling, IoT, data science, software engineering, and farm management.