# David DeSanto

Chief Executive Officer

David DeSanto is Chief Executive Officer at Anaconda, where he leads the company’s mission to empower the world’s data science and AI communities through open-source innovation and secure enterprise solutions. A proven product and technology executive, David brings more than two decades of experience spanning cybersecurity, developer platforms, and enterprise software.

## Articles

##### [What It Means To Secure AI on Your Own Terms: Anaconda Acquires Enkrypt AI](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/anaconda-acquires-enkrypt-ai)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/) and [Sahil Agarwal](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/sahil-agarwal/)

- [August 4, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/08/04)

##### [Why Anaconda Signed the Open Weights AI Letter](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/anaconda-open-weights-ai-letter)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/)

- [July 30, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/07/30)

##### [AI on Your Own Terms: Anaconda Acquires Kilo Code](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/anaconda-acquires-kilo-code)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/) and [Scott Breitenother](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/scott-breitenother/)

- [July 15, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/07/15)

##### [Local Enterprise AI That Actually Works: Anaconda Agent Studio + NVIDIA DGX Spark](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/agent-studio-nvidia-dgx-spark-part-2)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/)

- [July 2, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/07/02)

##### [Local Enterprise AI That Actually Works: Anaconda Desktop + NVIDIA DGX Spark](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/ceo-building-anaconda-desktop-nvidia-dgx-spark-part-1)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/)

- [May 29, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/05/29)

##### [Anaconda Acquires Outerbounds to Unify AI-Native Development](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/anaconda-acquires-outerbounds)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/) and [Ville Tuulos](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/ville-tuulos/)

- [April 29, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/04/29)

##### [When the world begins to shift underneath your feet](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/when-the-world-begins-to-shift-underneath-your-feet)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/) and [Peter Wang](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/peter-wang/)

- [April 2, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/04/02)

##### [Why 2026 Is the Year AI Has to Grow Up](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/why-2026-year-ai-has-grow-up)

By [David DeSanto](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/author/david-desanto/)

- [February 6, 2026](https://www.anaconda.com/2026/02/06)