Abhijit Kakhandiki

Abhijit Kakhandiki has a diverse and extensive work experience in the technology industry. Abhijit has held positions such as Managing Partner at Skybridge, where they provided consultancy and advisory services to venture and private equity-backed companies, as well as PE firms. At Redwood Software, they served as the Chief Product Officer, leading product and engineering efforts and driving high organic and inorganic growth strategies. Abhijit also worked as a Lead Mentor at StartX, where they provided guidance and support to founders in the StartX community.

At LiveRamp, Abhijit Kakhandiki was the Chief Product Officer, overseeing the company's product portfolio and leading multiple GM direct reports. Abhijit successfully pivoted the company from a 3rd party identity provider to a multi-cloud Enterprise Cloud Data Platform leader.

As EVP Products & Engineering at Automation Anywhere, Abhijit Kakhandiki was responsible for the overall product leadership of the company's product portfolio. Abhijit played a crucial role in shaping the product vision, strategy, roadmap, and all aspects of product management and engineering.

Abhijit Kakhandiki has also been involved in mentoring and advising startups and teams in new venture creation processes. Abhijit has worked as a Mentor at Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) and provided product management and marketing consulting services to various startups.

During their earlier career, Abhijit Kakhandiki held leadership positions at companies like Autodesk, Oracle, and Agile Software. At Autodesk, they led the company's transformation to the Cloud and managed a team of product managers. At Oracle, they led the Innovation Management Initiative in Fusion and contributed to the development of best practices. At Agile Software, they held multiple roles, including Director of Product Strategy & Management, Solution Manager, and Senior Solution Consultant.

Overall, Abhijit Kakhandiki has demonstrated a strong track record in product leadership, strategy, and consulting roles in the technology industry.

Abhijit Kakhandiki has a Ph.D. in Engineering, specializing in Risk Management, which they obtained from Stanford University in the years 1994 to 1998. Abhijit also attended a Summer Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998, focusing on Optimizing the Supply Chain. Prior to that, they completed their Master of Science degree in Engineering at the University of Florida from 1992 to 1994. Abhijit received their Bachelor of Engineering degree from Savitribai Phule Pune University between 1987 and 1991.

Additionally, Abhijit holds several certifications, including "Generative AI for Business Leaders" from LinkedIn in 2023, "The Data Scientist's Toolbox" from Coursera in 2014, "Competitive Strategy" from Coursera in 2013, "Design Thinking for Business Innovation" from Coursera in 2013, "Machine Learning" from Coursera in 2012, "Professional Scrum Product Owner" from Scrum.org in 2009, "Practical Product Management" from Pragmatic Marketing, and "Requirements That Work" from Pragmatic Marketing.