SiriusXM named streaming veteran Anjali Sud as its next chief executive officer on Monday, orchestrating a high-profile leadership handover at the top of the American audio giant. Sud, who currently heads Fox-owned streaming platform Tubi, will take the helm on January 1, 2027. She replaces Jennifer Witz, stepping aside after nearly 25 years at the company—including nearly six years running it as CEO. Witz will stay on as an advisor through the end of 2027 to smooth the transition.
Sud is no stranger to the company's internal machinery. She joined the SiriusXM board as an independent director in March 2025 and will retain her board seat when she takes the executive chair. The company reaches an estimated 255 million monthly listeners across its flagship satellite radio operation, Pandora, and a vast podcast roster. But consumer audio habits are splintering fast. SiriusXM chairman Greg Maffei backed Sud's track record in scaling audience reach and running operations built on hybrid advertising and subscription cash flows.
The handover caps a fierce battle for digital ears.
Sud built her executive reputation by overhauling digital video infrastructure under intense market pressure. She took the reins at Tubi in September 2023, expanding the free, ad-supported platform beyond 110 million monthly active users. Revenue crossed $1 billion annually on her watch as the platform launched international expansions. Before that, Sud spent nearly a decade at Vimeo, taking over as CEO in July 2017 and engineering its spin-off into an independent, publicly traded software company in 2021.
Born in Detroit and raised in Flint, Michigan, by Indian immigrant parents, Sud worked through early stints at Sagent Advisors, Time Warner, and Amazon. She earned her economics degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005, followed by a Harvard Business School MBA in 2011. Beyond SiriusXM, she sits on the boards of Dolby Laboratories and Change.org.
“Premium audio experiences will be more important than ever to the future of entertainment, and I believe SiriusXM can evolve to lead that future,” Sud said in an official statement.
Witz will run day-to-day operations through December 2026 before handing over executive control on New Year's Day 2027.