Atlassian Corporation has appointed Anil Sabharwal, Vice President of Product at Google, to its Board of Directors effective February 1, 2026. Sabharwal brings 17 years of senior leadership experience at Google, where he founded and scaled transformative products including Google Photos, Google Drive, Chrome, and ChromeOS.
Anil Sabharwal’s extensive track record in creating widely adopted consumer and enterprise products positions him to provide strategic guidance as Atlassian continues to evolve its AI-powered system of work. His experience scaling products that integrate AI to become essential tools reflects Atlassian’s mission to unleash team potential through intelligent collaboration solutions.
“Anil builds products people can’t live without. He’s spent his career helping ambitious companies scale responsibly, and he knows how to make products smarter, more helpful, and more human with AI. That’s exactly the perspective we want at Atlassian,” said Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian CEO and co-Founder.
“Rich and Sasan have been trusted partners to me and to Atlassian for many years. They’ve been with us through AI and Cloud transformations, always bringing clear judgement, empathy, and a deep care for our people and customers. I’m incredibly thankful for the time, energy, and heart they’ve given to Atlassian over all these years,” said Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian CEO and co-Founder.
Sabharwal holds a Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science (Honours) from the University of Waterloo and resides in Sydney, Australia, with his family.
About Atlassian
Atlassian unleashes the potential of every team. A recognized leader in software development, work management, and enterprise service management software, Atlassian enables enterprises to connect their business and technology teams with an AI-powered system of work that unlocks productivity at scale. Atlassian’s collaboration software powers over 80% of the Fortune 500 and 300,000+ customers worldwide - including NASA, Rivian, Deutsche Bank, United Airlines, and Bosch - who rely on our solutions to drive work forward.