Bhanu Chandrasekharan
Partner success · Customer engagement

Built software.
Ran a business.
Led client engagements.

I’ve built enterprise software, run my own education business for eight years, and managed client relationships with C-suite stakeholders. I bring that mix to partner success: technical credibility, operational discipline, and steady relationships.

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Bhanu Chandrasekharan
01 / About

A practical perspective.
Built across worlds.

I’ve worked on several sides of business: building enterprise software, adapting it for international markets, running my own customer-facing business, and leading client engagements with executives and delivery teams.

Along the way, I learned to listen first, turn business needs into clear next steps, align teams, and stay focused on execution.

Since 2023, I’ve managed my own investments full-time, which sharpened how I weigh risk and make decisions with incomplete information. Now, as an almost-empty-nester, I have fresh energy for what I’ve missed most: working with people.

I’m ready to bring that mix of business ownership, technical depth, and customer focus to partner success.

Where the years went.

By the numbers
13

Building enterprise software

Rollouts across Europe, South America and Asia

8

Running an education business

Kumon center: enrollment, staffing, marketing and P&L

4

Partnering with the C-suite

Proposals, SOWs and delivery alignment

02 / How I add value

Understanding the need.
Moving the work forward.
I work in the overlaps.

Customers Business Technology
  1. 01Listen

    Customer engagement

    Partnering with executives to understand objectives and keep communication clear.

  2. 02Translate

    Business analysis

    Gathering requirements, mapping processes, and turning priorities into actionable work.

  3. 03Deliver

    Execution · Ownership

    Coordinating releases and stakeholders with an owner's daily accountability.

  4. 04Adopt

    Integration · Change

    Helping people take up new technology and build practical ways of working.

03 / Professional experience

Four chapters.
A connected perspective.

Technology, entrepreneurship, client services, and independent investing have each given me a different view of what it takes to deliver for people and organizations.

JAN 2023 — PRESENTIndependent

Personal Investment Management

Independent
  • Managed my own portfolio full-time, building a disciplined process for research, position sizing, and risk management.
  • Studied public companies, earnings, and market cycles to make data-driven decisions under uncertainty.
  • Developed habits I bring to any role: preparation, rules-based execution, honest post-mortems, and staying calm when things move fast.
MAR 2019 — DEC 2022Technology services & consulting

Client Services Director

Propel Technology Group Inc.
  • Partnered with C-suite executives and client leads on account strategy, client satisfaction, and project delivery.
  • Led proposal creation, statements of work, and technical pitch presentations.
  • Participated in executive delivery meetings, reporting, risk assessment, and scope alignment.
  • Connected technical delivery teams with external clients throughout implementation lifecycles.
MAR 2011 — FEB 2019Education services

Franchise Owner, Lead Instructor & Center Director

Kumon Math & Reading Center
  • Owned and operated an after-school education franchise, managing enrollment, instruction, staff, facilities, marketing, and P&L.
  • Conducted parent consultations and ongoing progress communications.
  • Coordinated scheduling, resources, and customized learning plans for hundreds of students.
  • Navigated municipal and zoning requirements for commercial-space approval.
1997 — 2010Maritime transportation & enterprise software

Software Development Manager / Senior Developer

Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA)
  • Co-led localization and deployment of shipping software across Europe, South America, and Singapore.
  • Gathered requirements and performed gap analysis for regional market variations.
  • Led a technical team through an overnight Euro currency database migration without downtime.
  • Directed release engineering and quality assurance for mission-critical logistics software, progressing from programmer to engineering manager and mentoring technical teams.
04 / Selected career stories

Where experience
became outcomes.

Mediterranean Shipping Company

A critical migration.
Without downtime.

I led a technical team through an overnight Euro currency database migration. Proactive auditing—including Bills of Lading anomalies—helped identify edge cases and reduce operational risk.

Technical leadership · Risk management · Operational continuity

Mediterranean Shipping Company

One platform.
Different regional needs.

I co-led adaptation and deployment of MSC USA's Windows-based shipping software to regional agencies in Europe, South America, and Singapore, gathering requirements and identifying gaps to address local variations.

Business analysis · International coordination · Implementation

Kumon Math & Reading Center

Eight years of
business ownership.

From parent consultations and enrollment to staffing, marketing, facilities, and finances, I managed the day-to-day operation of an education center serving hundreds of students.

Accountability · Customer relationships · Business operations

Propel Technology Group

Connecting client priorities
with delivery teams.

I worked with senior client stakeholders and technical teams to develop proposals and statements of work, coordinate delivery discussions, and align projects with client objectives.

Executive communication · Commercial support · Delivery alignment

05 / Education

A foundation
in information systems.

BITS Pilani

Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Pilani, India

Master of Engineering (M.E.)
Information Systems (Integrated)

1991 — 1996

06 / What's next

Bringing my experience
to the next opportunity.

Full-time roles in New Jersey and New York City, hybrid or remote.

Now

Partner and customer success

Strategic partner and account management

Partner and sales enablement

Also

Go-to-market program management

Next

AI adoption

We're a good fit if…

  • Partners and customers are core to how you grow
  • You're bringing new technology to customers
  • You value someone who has run a P&L
  • You want a steady, relationship-first teammate

Empty nest. Full focus.

Let's talk

07 / Start a conversation

Start a conversation.

If you’re hiring for partner success, partner management, or enablement, or just want to compare notes, I’d be glad to hear from you.