Sandeep Mehta is currently CEO of Ajira AI, a Chicago area insurtech startup he founded in July 2017. Sandeep founded three other startups, two of which he sold to public companies. Ajira AI was launched to bring digital transformation and artificial intelligence innovation to Property & Casualty Insurance. Sandeep has worked extensively in the insurance, healthcare, banking and telecommunication industries. He was co-founder and CEO of PCS, an IT consulting and application development firm founded in 1990. He grew the firm organically to over 100 employees and 26 Fortune 500 customers. In 1997, he established an off-shore company in India to leverage the diverse pool of technology talent. He managed and grew PCS successfully over the years through three recessions without debt. Sandeep launched Vikaran Solutions in 2010, to bring to market InsuranceExpert, a state-of-the-art insurance value chain core platform that included Policy, Underwriting, Billing, Claims, Premium Audit, Payment Processing, Reinsurance, Agency Portal, Customer Portal, Business Partner Portal and a Claimant Portal. In 2015, Vikaran Solutions was sold to a public company that has since been taken private. In 2017, Sandeep founded Ajira AI LLC based in the US and Ajira AI Software India Pvt. Ltd based in Pune, India. Sandeep holds an MBA from The Institute of Management, Development & Research, India and a BA from Fergusson College, India. He is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago by invitation. He may be reached at sandeepmehta@ajiraai.com.