Sandeep Uttamchandani
VP Of Enterprise AI at Palo Alto Networks
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolSandeep Uttamchandani is a seasoned AI and data leader with over a decade guiding large-scale data, AI and platform initiatives across enterprise and startup environments. Currently VP of Enterprise AI at Palo Alto Networks and co-founder of the nonprofit AIForEveryone, he combines executive strategy with hands-on product and engineering leadership. His background spans building observability and data platforms (Unravel), leading Intuit’s data and AI efforts for QuickBooks, and architecting cloud big-data services at VMware and IBM Research, underpinned by a PhD in AI-based expert systems. He advises multiple startups on product-market fit, data ops and governance, and has repeatedly moved projects from MVP to production at scale. Notably, he has oscillated between deep technical roles and operator/executive functions, enabling him to translate research-grade AI into practical, governed enterprise solutions. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he blends research rigor with pragmatic execution to democratize AI across organizations.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science (Topic: AI-based Expert System), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science (Topic: AI-based Expert System) at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMultiple Business Courses (Finance, Risk Management, Business Metrics, Decision Intelligence, People Analytics)
Github Skills (2)
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Github contributions (3)
sandeepu/AIChecklist
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:13 commits, 11 pushes, 2 branches in 4 months
sandeepu/Realworld-AI-Usecases
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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