Anthropic adds Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to its board
![CEO Vas Narasimhan of Swiss drugmaker Novartis, pictured above [File] CEO Vas Narasimhan of Swiss drugmaker Novartis, pictured above [File]](https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png)
CEO Vas Narasimhan of Swiss drugmaker Novartis, pictured above [File]
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Anthropic on Tuesday added Novartis’ Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan to its board of directors, making him the first executive from the pharmaceutical industry to join the AI startup’s governing body.
Narasimhan joins Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, President Daniela Amodei, Confluent CEO Jay Kreps, Netflix chairman Reed Hastings, and others on the board.
Published – April 15, 2026 11:36 am IST


