Anil Malhotra

About Anil Malhotra

I represent the buyers in high-stakes enterprise technology decisions. The world is full of advisors who get paid by vendors. Implementation partners who get paid to close the next deal. Internal teams who can\'t be objective about the situations they\'re already inside. None of that is what a CFO, CEO, or senior decision-maker needs when the stakes are real and the decision is hard. Safebox sits on your side of the table. Independent of vendors. Independent of implementors. Senior practitioners with twenty-five years running enterprise technology at Fortune 500 and high-growth companies, working directly with leadership teams who need executive-grade clarity faster than traditional consulting can produce. Five practice areas: Reality Check — five-day, fixed-fee independent forensic read on a single high-stakes situation, producing an executive assessment your leadership team can act on Decisions — platform selection, vendor negotiation, SI selection, implementation governance Turnarounds — distressed program recovery, leadership reset, governance restructuring Cost Optimization — IT spend takeout, vendor consolidation, delivery model change Deals & Diligence — M&A technology diligence, post-merger integration, carveout Most engagements start with a Reality Check. Sign Friday, start Monday, deliver Friday. No proposal cycle. No procurement marathon. No padded findings. Safebox serves mid-market and high-growth companies across a cross-section of industries including financial services, technology, agriculture, healthcare services, specialty manufacturing, and consumer goods. Headquartered in Los Angeles with a delivery center in Santiago, Chile. If you have a high-stakes enterprise technology situation that needs an independent read — a vendor renewal, a failing program, a platform decision, a transaction — let\'s talk. safeboxllc.com safeboxllc.com/reality-check a•••@safeboxllc.com

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Safebox Llc

   Apr 2017 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Safebox represents the buyers in high-stakes enterprise technology decisions. We sit on your side of the table — independent of vendors, implementors, and system integrators.Most engagements start with a Reality Check: a five-day, fixed-fee independent forensic read on a single high-stakes situation, producing an executive assessment your leadership team can act on.Five practice areas: Reality Check, Decisions, Turnarounds, Cost Optimization, and Deals & Diligence.Headquartered in Los Angeles with a delivery center in Santiago, Chile.

Education

• San Diego State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, Information Systems

• U.S. Small Business Administration

  Emerging Leaders Program

  2021 — 2021

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategy & General Management