# Chandra Bhansali

> Chandra Bhansali is an engineering-trained software entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of AccountantsWorld, and founder of Maxmodus. With his wife and business partner Sharada Bhansali, he built tax and cloud accounting products around professional accountants. His current work applies AI to small and midsize business operations.

- **Role:** Founder at Maxmodus
- **Organizations:** Maxmodus, AccountantsWorld, Micro Vision Software, Perkin Elmer
- **From:** Jodhpur, India
- **Education:** BE, MBM Engineering College, MS, Indian Institute of Science, PhD in Engineering Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded Micro Vision Software, developer of Tax Relief., Co-founded AccountantsWorld and served as its CEO., Repeatedly included in Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.

## Career timeline

- **1980-1985** — Manager at Perkin Elmer, according to Accounting Today’s historical biography.
- **1980s** — Co-founded Micro Vision Software with Sharada Bhansali; the company developed Tax Relief.
- **1999** — AccountantsWorld origins and internet development work date to 1999 in founder and company accounts.
- **2003** — Sold the tax software business; continued building cloud solutions for accountants.
- **2016** — Chandra and Sharada were again named to Accounting Today’s Top 100 list; the company reported 18 combined appearances.
- **2021** — IRIS announced its acquisition of AccountantsWorld on December 30.
- **2025** — Publicly announced Maxmodus as his third venture.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Micro Vision Software, developer of Tax Relief.
- Co-founded AccountantsWorld and served as its CEO.
- Repeatedly included in Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.
- Built AccountantsWorld with Sharada Bhansali into a cloud software suite serving thousands of CPA firms before its IRIS acquisition.
- Founded Maxmodus to develop AI systems for small and midsize businesses.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Announced Maxmodus as his third venture and sought an execution-focused co-founder; post timestamp is encoded in the LinkedIn activity ID.
- **2026-06** — Sought an accountant who could build software for Maxmodus and rethink accounting processes; timestamp decoded from the LinkedIn activity ID.
- **2026-07** — Invited businesses into a Maxmodus accounts payable pilot; post included an August 20, 2026 offer expiry. Timestamp decoded from the LinkedIn activity ID.

## Links

- Website: https://maxmodus.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchandrabhansali
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CBhansali

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