Amar is a senior business leader with 30+ years of experience driving business and technology transformation. Prior to founding Bright Machines in 2018, he was at Autodesk, where he drove the transformation of the design software leader’s product portfolio from on-premise to SaaS and its business model from one based on perpetual licenses to subscription. In addition, he led Autodesk into the cloud and enabled its 12 million customers to access their designs on any device. As Autodesk’s co-CEO and chief product officer, Amar oversaw the company’s entire software portfolio, including its innovative manufacturing and construction applications. In addition to sitting on Bright Machine’s Board of Directors, he sits on the boards of BeyondTrust and Aspen Technology and advises early-stage venture companies.