Anu Sharma

About Anu

Anu Sharma, partner, is a managing director based in the firm’s San Francisco office, focusing on venture capital and private capital more broadly. Having served on William Blair's executive committee, Anu currently serves on the extended leadership group and community impact steering committee.

Anu originally joined William Blair’s investment banking team in London in 2004, where he focused on serving European and Asian investment banking clients. From 2009 to 2019, Anu was based in San Francisco, where he built the firm’s U.S. West Coast footprint and was a senior member of the financial sponsors group and head of the San Francisco office. From 2019 to 2024, Anu served as head of European Investment Banking based in London, leading a team across five European office locations. Before joining William Blair, he was a medical doctor with leading university teaching hospitals in the United Kingdom.

Anu earned his M.A. (hons.) and M.B. Chir.B. (medicine) degrees with distinction from Clare College, the University of Cambridge. In addition to holding FINRA and FCA qualifications, he also holds the CFA Institute’s Certificate in ESG Investing.

Anu is engaged with several civic and community organizations, including serving on the boards of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and Cambridge in America Bay Area Advisory Committee. He is president of Friends of Alta Plaza Park, a founding member of the GreenLight Fund Bay Area, and a member of the Master’s Circle, Clare College.

Anu lives in San Francisco with his wife and three children.