About

Applied AI engineering at scale

Alpinist Studios is a global team that designs and deploys AI systems for enterprises and public institutions — where reliability, security, and measurable outcomes matter.

Mission

We exist to close the gap between AI research and operational reality. Our work lands in production environments where failure has real cost — not in slide decks or isolated pilots.

We partner with organizations that need systems engineering discipline applied to intelligent automation, knowledge platforms, and agent orchestration.

Approach

Every engagement starts with operational context: data landscape, integration constraints, and success criteria that can be measured after deployment.

We design architectures with observability, evaluation pipelines, and human oversight built in from day one — then iterate with the same rigor post-launch.

We pursue redemptive AI: models and machines in service of people — pairing human judgment with capable systems, not replacing the humans behind the work.

Who we work with

Fortune 500 product and engineering teams, growth-stage companies scaling AI capabilities, and national governments building public-sector AI infrastructure.

We take a limited number of engagements each quarter to maintain depth and accountability.

Team

People behind the work

Advisors who guide strategy, directors who govern the company, and executives who lead delivery across South Asia and North America.

Advisory

Advisory board

Chris Byers

Chris Byers

Founder, Alpinist Studios

Kristian Anderson

Kristian Anderson

Advisor, Alpinist Studios

John Snowden

John Snowden

Advisor, Alpinist Studios

Katherine Mah

Katherine Mah

Advisor, Alpinist Studios

Justin Flores

Justin Flores

Advisor, Alpinist Studios

Governance

Board of directors

Chris Byers

Chris Byers

Director

John Chhetri

John Chhetri

Founder & CEO

Sajana Maharjan

Sajana Maharjan

Director

Leadership

Executive team

John Chhetri

John Chhetri

Founder & CEO, Alpinist Studios

Ashok Maharjan

Ashok Maharjan

Project Manager

Ghanshyam Kushwaha

Ghanshyam Kushwaha

Sr. Tech Project Manager

Alex De Wit

Alex De Wit

Project Manager

Devin Rajkarnikar

Devin Rajkarnikar

Account Officer

Suroj Dyola

Suroj Dyola

Sr. Microservice Developer

Shailesh Man Singh

Shailesh Man Singh

Sr. Software Engineer

Ankur Acharya

Ankur Acharya

Sr. Software Engineer

Sudeep Shakya

Sudeep Shakya

Sr. Microservice Developer

Atishaya Maharjan

Atishaya Maharjan

Sr. Software Engineer

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