Addhyan Pandey, VP, AI & Software Engineering at Zoro.com
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Speaker · CIO Vision Chicago 2026

Addhyan Pandey

VP, AI & Software Engineering at Zoro.com

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On their agenda

Five priorities, mapped against profiled leaders

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And model-agnostic system design to enable rapid technology adoption. Operational priorities center on combining agentic workflows with responsible AI governance

AI strategy
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Reducing data technical debt

Source: 734 CIO Vision leader profiles with at least one priority theme, from 742 leaders in the series. Share of those leaders in each theme; leaders may have multiple themes. Yellow marks Addhyan's saved themes.

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Chicago, 21 Aug 2026

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Beyond the Business Case: When Does AI Investment Actually Pay Off?

Every senior leader is under pressure to show that AI spend translates to business value, but the path from investment to measurable outcomes is rarely linear. This panel brings together executives to share unfiltered perspectives on how they are defining, measuring, and communicating success for AI at the enterprise level, holding their organizations accountable to results, and making the tough call on when to double down, pivot, or walk away. From navigating board expectations and financial scrutiny to recalibrating strategy when pilots don't deliver, panelists will discuss what it genuinely takes to turn AI ambition into sustained competitive advantage. This is not a conversation about technology. It is about leadership, accountability, and the strategic choices that separate AI leaders from AI laggards.

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As VP of AI & Software Engineering at Zoro

About

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Addhyan Pandey is Vice President, AI &amp; Software Engineering of Zoro.com. He leads the AI org, comprising AI Products, Applied ML, Enterprise AI, Product Engineering, Product Analytics and Data Platform, Governance &amp; Engineering, and owns the end-to-end architecture of the Zoro.com storefront. Since joining in 2024, he has scaled the data and AI function into a product-led platform and authored the company’s AI Blueprint, driving its AI-first transformation and broad GenAI adoption.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Addhyan holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIIT Hyderabad, where he received the Dean’s Research Award.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Previously, he spent six years at Cars Commerce, most recently as Senior Director, ML &amp; CDP, where he led applied machine learning (platform, engineering and sciences), the data platform teams. He helped lead the $128M acquisition of Accu-Trade. Earlier, he was a Staff Data Scientist at Groupon. An active inventor, Addhyan holds eight granted patents in artificial intelligence with 150+ of citations.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>

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