# Angie Westbrock

> Angie Westbrock is the CEO of Standard AI and an operator whose career runs from brewing and commercial bakeries to meal kits, ride-hailing, and computer vision. After joining Standard AI as COO in 2021, she became CEO in 2024 and led its shift from autonomous checkout toward vision analytics that helps retailers understand activity inside physical stores without facial recognition or personally identifiable information.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Standard AI
- **Organizations:** Standard AI, Lyft, Habit LLC, HelloFresh, See's Candies, Sara Lee, Anheuser-Busch, Chief, CDR Companies
- **Education:** B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Dayton
- **Known for:** Became the first woman in her family to graduate from college in 2002., Was among the early women brewing managers at Anheuser-Busch and became one of the younger women to run a Sara Lee plant., Launched HelloFresh's West Coast operations during the meal-kit company's early U.S. expansion.

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Graduated from the University of Dayton with a chemical engineering degree, becoming the first woman in her family to graduate from college.
- **2002-2008** — Began her career in brewing and CPG manufacturing at Anheuser-Busch, where she spent six years.
- **2008-2014** — Held operations roles in commercial food manufacturing, including plant leadership at Sara Lee Fresh Bakery and a brief period at See's Candies.
- **2014-2016** — Joined HelloFresh to launch West Coast operations, moving from a team of more than 800 people to a startup team of eight.
- **2016-2019** — Served as Chief Operating Officer of personalized nutrition startup Habit LLC.
- **2019-2021** — Worked at Lyft, ultimately as Vice President of Global Operations, overseeing more than 600 field team members and leading the company's global COVID task force.
- **2021** — Joined Standard AI as Chief Operating Officer to scale its autonomous checkout business.
- **2024** — Became CEO as Standard AI shifted from autonomous checkout toward its Vision Analytics platform.
- **2026** — Led Standard AI through its acquisition of spatial intelligence company Pathr.ai as the company expanded its computer-vision analytics footprint.

## Achievements

- Became the first woman in her family to graduate from college in 2002.
- Was among the early women brewing managers at Anheuser-Busch and became one of the younger women to run a Sara Lee plant.
- Launched HelloFresh's West Coast operations during the meal-kit company's early U.S. expansion.
- Led Lyft's global COVID task force while serving in global operations leadership.
- Was nominated in the AI Mentorship category for VentureBeat's 2022 Women in AI Awards.
- Moved from COO to CEO of Standard AI while helping lead its 2024 pivot to vision analytics.
- Led Standard AI through the 2026 acquisition of Pathr.ai.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Published 'Shrink Isn’t a Technology Problem. It’s a Labor One.' on LinkedIn.
- **2026-01** — Standard AI acquired Pathr.ai, adding spatial intelligence expertise and team members as it scaled its analytics work across 24 countries.
- **2025-07** — Discussed Standard AI's use of existing retail security cameras as a source of shopper-behavior data in a Forbes interview.
- **2025-03** — Published a first-person career essay about moving from manufacturing to startups and leading Standard AI's pivot.
- **2024-03** — Became CEO of Standard AI as the company launched its Vision Analytics platform and shifted away from autonomous checkout.

## Links

- Website: https://standard.ai/staff/angie-westbrock/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angie-westbrock-a2581111
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/StandardAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@standard-ai
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/standardcognition/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/standard-cognition-112452150474599

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Last updated: 2026-08-17