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Atlassian Appoints Anil Sabharwal to Board of Directors


Atlassian Appoints Anil Sabharwal to Board of Directors
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  • January 16, 2026

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.

Quick Intel

  • Anil Sabharwal joins Atlassian’s Board on February 1, 2026, following his role as a technical advisor to Atlassian in 2025, where he oversaw the partnership with the Atlassian Williams Racing Formula One Team.
  • Sabharwal led product, design, and engineering for Google Photos (reaching over 1 billion active users in under four years), Google Chrome/ChromeOS/Chromium, Google Drive, Mobile Docs, Google Keep, and most recently Google’s Health and Wearables division (formerly Fitbit).
  • He is also a Venture Partner at AirTree Ventures, previously served on the Board of Wesfarmers, and co-founded the e-learning company Desire2Learn.
  • Rich Wong and Sasan Goodarzi retired from the Atlassian Board effective January 1, 2026, after serving 15.5 years and 7.5 years respectively.
  • Sabharwal’s expertise in building scalable, AI-enhanced products aligns with Atlassian’s focus on AI-powered collaboration and productivity software for teams worldwide.
  • Atlassian powers over 80% of the Fortune 500 and 300,000+ customers globally, including NASA, Rivian, Deutsche Bank, United Airlines, and Bosch.

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.

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