Born in Patiala, Punjab, India, Anand went to Panjab University for Chemical Engineering and worked in India before immigrating to Canada in 2000. He started his working life as a lab technician at an automotive factory. He was promoted to Quality Manager within the automotive industry.[citation needed] He then studied for a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business before working as a Financial Analyst at Morguard . He then acquired a small company that distributed automotive parts around the country.[3]