Mukherji has held senior positions at Nestlé and Unilever during his career in consumer insight, strategy and business intelligence, including heading up consumer and market insights for Nestlé in Switzerland.

He will advise Acutus AI’s leadership team on product strategy, market expansion, client engagement and the growth of emerging decision intelligence solutions.

Arindam Bhattacharya, co-founder and chief executive, Acutus AI, said: “The future of decision-making will be built at the intersection of human understanding and artificial intelligence. Chandan’s experience in translating insights into business impact aligns perfectly with our vision.”

Ankesh Saxena, the company’s co-founder and chief business officer, added: “Chandan is one of those rare leaders who combines deep consumer understanding with a sharp business perspective. His experience in building insight-led growth strategies for some of the world’s most respected brands will be invaluable as we scale Acutus AI.”

Acutus AI was established by former Lucid and Cint executives in 2025. The company uses advanced generative AI models to create synthetic datasets that businesses can use to answer questions.