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Anisha Bhandari

CEO & Co-Founder at ChekOut.AI

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Overview

Anisha Bhandari is CEO and Co-Founder at ChekOut.AI [1][3]. Bhandari previously served as Senior Technical Program Manager at Google from June 2018 to May 2023, where Bhandari led Security Policy across a 200,000-person organization [5]. Before founding ChekOut.AI, Bhandari worked as Sr. Program Manager at Ares Management Corporation from September 2023 to February 2024, running global cybersecurity programs [4]. Bhandari holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology [12] and a Bachelor of Science from Kennesaw State University [13], and completed Executive Education at Stanford University Graduate School of Business [11]. Bhandari's earlier experience includes roles as a Useable Security Researcher at Salesforce [7], a Usability Researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology [6], and Startup Founder of UDebate from January 2013 to December 2015 [9].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

I've always been drawn to the places where technology feels impossible — and then built the thing anyway. At Google, I led Security Policy across a 200,000-person organization. At Ares Management, I ran global cybersecurity programs. I learned early that the hardest problems aren't technical — they're about seeing around corners before anyone else does. That's what led me to found cheKout.ai The commerce world is mid-transformation. LLMs aren't coming for sales and enrollment funnels — they're already here. I built a production AI system from scratch using GCP, Vertex AI, n8n, and Shopi…

Career history

  1. CEO & Co-FounderMar 2024 to presentChekOut.AI
  2. Sr. Program ManagerSep 2023 to Feb 2024Ares Management Corporation
  3. Senior Technical Program ManagerJun 2018 to May 2023Google
  4. Usability ResearcherAug 2017 to Dec 2017Georgia Institute of Technology
  5. Useable Security ResearcherMay 2017 to Aug 2017Salesforce
  6. Product Owner InternJun 2016 to Aug 2016Verizon Telematics Inc.
  7. Startup FounderJan 2013 to Dec 2015UDebate
  8. Business Analyst2012 to 2012KPMG US

Education

  1. Executive EducationAug 2021 - Mar 2023Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  2. Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science2016 - 2017Georgia Institute of Technology
  3. Bachelor of Science (B.S.)2006 - 2010Kennesaw State University

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