# Kris Sandor

> Kris Sandor is the co-founder and CEO of Readyly, an agentic AI platform automating customer support and public services for governments and enterprises. A former U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer turned McKinsey consultant, Palantir business lead, and CEO of Citi Bike (acquired by Lyft in 2018), he now builds AI agents that replace decision-tree chatbots across voice, chat, and email.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Readyly
- **Organizations:** Readyly, Citi Bike (Motivate), Palantir, McKinsey & Company, SmartAsset, U.S. Navy
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy, M.A., Security Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Led Citi Bike through its growth and acquisition by Lyft in 2018., Readyly named to U.S. Chamber of Commerce America's Top 100 Small Businesses., Listed on Context VC's Top 150 veteran-founded startups in America.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy.
- **2001-2010** — Served roughly nine years as a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine officer.
- **2010s** — Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company.
- **2010s** — Business development lead at Palantir Technologies.
- **2010s** — Head of Product at SmartAsset.
- **2010s** — CEO of Citi Bike, growing it into the largest U.S. bike-sharing system.
- **2018** — Citi Bike's parent company Motivate acquired by Lyft.
- **2020s** — Co-founded Readyly, agentic AI platform for support automation.

## Achievements

- Led Citi Bike through its growth and acquisition by Lyft in 2018.
- Readyly named to U.S. Chamber of Commerce America's Top 100 Small Businesses.
- Listed on Context VC's Top 150 veteran-founded startups in America.
- Published a paper on bioterrorism defense and managed a Department of Defense program.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Posted Readyly company updates and product milestones on LinkedIn.
- **2025-01** — Featured at CivStart Investor Day for govtech innovation.

## Links

- Website: https://readyly.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristofersandor/

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