Our team has a passion for building restaurants that provide great guest experiences. We’re constantly striving to learn and improve the next experience or project. It’s possible that we’re workaholics, but we like to think that we’re just dedicated to becoming better at the thing we love.
Bhupinder “Sonu” Singh Chandi
Founder, President
Sonu Chandi truly is the embodiment of the American dream. Born in India, Sonu came to America when he was just a teenager, and today he is the President and CEO of The Chandi Hospitality Group which he runs with his two brothers and his wife. Though Sonu is the owner of four thriving restaurants in Santa Rosa, California, and has opened thirteen Mountain Mike’s Pizza locations in the North Bay in the last twelve years - he has no plans on slowing down. Sonu continues to work hard and reach new heights for both his family and his community.
Jatinder “Joti” Singh Chandi
COO, Sr. Vice President
Born in India, Joti came to the U.S. with his family in 2000 and is the 2nd of four children. He obtained his degree from Sonoma State University in Finance. Today Joti is the COO and Sr. Vice President of Chandi Hospitality Group. As such he spends his time overseeing and developing all Chandi Hospitality Group’s development projects. His moto is “Don’t run behind success. Run behind excellence. Success will come.”
Joti is deeply rooted in the Sonoma County community and has served on several nonprofit boards including fours years on the Wednesday Night Market Board of Directors. He was also the recipient of the under Forty Award in 2017. When Joti is not working, he is biking or spending time with his children.
Pardeep “Sunny” Singh Chandi
Sr. Vice President
Sunny Chandi, like his older brother and company president Sonu, arrived in the U.S. as a teen. Initially unable to speak English, he completed his education in Walnut Creek public schools, followed by Diablo Valley College and Sonoma State University, where he studied finance.
Today, Sunny spends much of his time as Chandi Hospitality’s Operations Manager and is responsible for helping educate the company’s employees in practices that will simplify the various restaurants’ procedures and make them more efficient as well as managing quality assurance and supervising all four downtown restaurants.
Sunny boils his responsibilities down to a simple formula: “My goal is to check off all the things on the company’s to-do list, and do whatever is necessary to accomplish them.”
Ranjit “Ren” Kaur Chandi
Executive Vice President
Ren came to America as a teenager and went on to gain a degree in Biological Sciences from UC Davis. She spent time working at National Food Labs where she gained valuable knowledge about the hospitality industry supply chain. After joining Chandi Hospitality Group and the family through marriage, she has worked tirelessly in many different positions during her time with the team.
Her time spent organizing Human Resources and completing administrative and financial tasks has given her the foresight to always plan ahead and be on the look out for ways to make Chandi Hospitality Group more efficient. She has been instrumental in rolling out new projects with this thought in mind. When she is not working, Ren enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, hiking, gardening, or reading.
Manpreet “Manu” Chandi
Operations Manager for Mountain Mike’s Pizza
Manu Chandi is an experienced hospitality professional with over a decade of experience at Chandi Hospitality. Since joining the company in 2014, she has grown into an operational leadership role, overseeing multiple Mountain Mike’s Pizza locations across the North Bay while also serving as a Franchise Business Consultant (FBC).
With a background in nursing, Manu brings strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a people-focused approach to hospitality operations. She is known for her hands-on leadership, commitment to her teams, and focus on maintaining high operational standards and guest experiences.
Outside of work, Manu enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, cooking, and exploring new places.
Gurcharan Singh Chandi
Founder, Investor
Gurcharan came to America as an adult in search, like many other immigrants, of a better life for himself and his family. Through hard work and determination, he ensured that his children had a good education and taught them the value of hard work. He began his experience in hospitality when he opened an Indian restaurant in Walnut Creek, CA. A few years later the Chandi family would move to Santa Rosa, CA and Chandi Hospitality Group was realized. In addition to being a Founder and Investor Gurcharan is an integral part of the team, ensuring that our store needs are met. When he is not working Gurcharan likes to spend time with his grandchildren.
Jessica Presley
Jessica has extensive experience in customer service working with teams in several different branches of the same company at the same time. She is a person committed to working with each team in a way that best fits their needs and is comfortable being a team member or taking the lead when necessary.
Jessica utilizes her organizational skills and follow-up to increase the effectiveness of her team in creative ways. She knows each member of the team has something unique to offer and uses her exceptional listening skills to make sure those ideas are taken into consideration. She is flexible in her thinking and willing to try new ways to solve complex problems. She helps keep others motivated by bringing enthusiasm to any job while playing to the strengths of her team.
Deepak Sharma
Director Business Development
Deepak Sharma is a seasoned business development professional with extensive experience driving growth both nationally and internationally. With a strong track record of identifying new market opportunities, forming strategic partnerships, and executing expansion plans, he excels at delivering results across diverse regions. His expertise spans stakeholder management, cross-border collaboration, and adapting business strategies to varying cultural and regulatory environments. Passionate about scaling businesses, Deepak combines analytical insight with practical execution to foster sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
Vikramjeet Singh
Chief Financial Officer
With extensive experience in finance and accounting across India and the U.S., he began his career as an article in a Chartered Accountant firm in Chandigarh while completing his Chartered Accountant Final and graduation in finance. He has worked with a Big 4 firm on mergers and acquisitions, income tax and GST audits, statutory audits, and advisory on registrations, trademarks, and business structuring for startups and closures. Later, he established his own taxation practice, serving clients across India in diverse industries, including businesses with turnovers exceeding 1 billion. Transitioning to the U.S. market, he initially worked with IT clients in Delaware and now focuses on the hospitality and real estate industry. His expertise includes federal and sales tax filings, investment structures, and M&A strategy. Currently pursuing the Enrolled Agent (EA) designation, he brings deep knowledge of both Indian and U.S. financial acts, offering cross-border insight and strategic financial leadership.
Punnet Chauhan
Chief of Staff
Puneet Chauhan is a trusted Chief of Staff with a proven ability to streamline leadership operations and align organizational priorities with high-impact execution. Adept at serving as a strategic thought partner to executives, he excels in managing cross-functional initiatives, optimizing internal processes, and ensuring that the leadership’s vision is translated into measurable outcomes. With strong skills in stakeholder coordination, performance monitoring, and decision making, Puneet supports both the daily needs and long-term goals of the organization to drive efficiency, growth, and sustainable success.
Sandeep Sarkar
Marketing Manager
A seasoned marketing and brand management professional with 12+ years of experience across B2C and B2B industries.Expertise spanning ATL, BTL, digital, experiential, retail and performance marketing.Strong track record in brand growth, customer engagement and integrated campaigns.
Experience across India and international markets in F&B, FMCG, automotive and consumer brands.
Led large-scale activations and campaigns for Burger King, Pizza Hut, Chaayos, OnePlus, Reebok, Walmart and GoMechanic.