Anurag Barua is a transformation leader for the SAP S/4HANA North America Center of Excellence at SAP America. In this role, he partners with customers at every stage of their journey to the cloud—primarily through RISE with SAP—and frequently serves as a global RISE ambassador. He has spent more than 25 years in the SAP ecosystem and has served more than 100 customers globally, across a swath of industries and lines of businesses. Anurag is a globally recognized thought leader; he has spoken at more than 150 SAP conferences and events globally; written more than 100 articles, white papers, and blogs on SAP-related topics; and is the author of five SAP books. He has a bachelor’s of science in computer science, an MBA in finance, and various other industry certifications.