Anil K. Punyapu

Headshot of Anil K. Punyapu, LSU Foundation National Board Member.

Punyapu is senior vice president of enterprise sales for Cvent. With over 15 years of experience in the meetings industry, he is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of Cvent’s Enterprise Solutions team, which was launched in 2009 under his leadership. He also oversees the management of Cvent’s relationships with industry-leading travel and meetings management companies and built the company’s Partnerships division, through which he launched partnerships with companies such as HelmsBriscoe, ConferenceDirect, American Express Meetings & Events and BCD Meetings & Incentives.

Before Cvent, Anil co-founded Entertainment Ventures, a hedge fund of funds based in the Washington, D.C., area. Prior to that, he served as a senior associate at Friedman Billings Ramsey, a full-services investment firm, working in the wealth management division assisting in the raise of funds for venture and hedge funds.

Punyapu earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from LSU and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he graduated with honors.