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Mayank Gandhi

Judge · DISC type Dc
Advisor at Cocoon Home Services
📍 Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Mayank is the Head of AI & Data Platforms at Wayfair, leading the enterprise direction for AI and machine learning solutions. With over 15 years of experience, he specializes in new product development and R&D commercialization. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a Master of Engineering from Cornell University.

Outside of his main role, Mayank is deeply involved in the startup ecosystem, advising several early-stage companies on product and go-to-market strategy. He actively supports university innovation, having served as a judge for the University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab Startup Challenge. People he has worked with describe him as an outstanding leader and mentor.

Unique fact: He was a contributing author on a paper about mining muscle use data to reduce fatigue for IndyCar drivers.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Advisor
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Personality Overview

How Mayank shows up

Features Driven
Generally Skeptic
Fast But Wary

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They are not always relationship oriented.

Priorities

Topics Mayank cares about

AI & Data Platforms
As the Head of AI & Data Platforms at Wayfair, he sets the enterprise direction and often speaks about maturing ML platforms.
Startup Advising
He advises multiple startups, including Cocoon Home Services and Hale Inc. , on AI strategy and go-to-market offerings.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Advisor
Cocoon Home Services
3-2022 - 4-2023
Advisor
Duffle
5-2021 - 12-2023
Advisor
Hale, Inc.
9-2020 - 8-2021
Advisor
AtYourGate
3-2020
Head of AI & Data Platforms, Transformation
Wayfair
In the press

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Education
Master of Engineering
Cornell University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
The Wharton School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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