About Anadyne IQ
Founded by sisters Dr Sarah Mitchell and Dr Stephanie Mitchell, Anadyne IQ is a boutique AI consultancy based in Auckland, New Zealand.
We help businesses make sense of AI and apply it in ways that are practical, useful, and well governed.
Company overview
Anadyne IQ is a boutique Auckland-based AI consultancy founded by sisters Dr Sarah Mitchell and Dr Stephanie Mitchell. We are data scientists, Fulbright Scholars, and both hold PhDs in Engineering from Caltech. Between us, we bring nearly three decades of experience across engineering, data science, and AI.
We have spent our careers delivering AI and data science solutions inside large New Zealand organisations. That experience has taught us that effective AI solutions need to start with a real problem, fit how a business operates, and lead to something people can actually use.
Our clients come to us at different stages. Some need help shaping an AI strategy or roadmap. Others are ready to move into implementation, capability building, or governance. We work across all of these areas, so support can be shaped to fit where your business is now and what it needs next.
Meet our founders
STRATEGY, GOVERNANCE, & ADVISORY
Dr Sarah Mitchell
Dr Sarah leads AI strategy, governance, training, and client advisory. She works with leadership teams to identify where AI can add value, set priorities, and shape a practical path forward. Sarah also delivers hands-on workshops that help teams build real capability with AI tools, and keynotes that make complex AI concepts immediately graspable for business audiences.
Before Anadyne IQ, Sarah led the Data Science team at The Warehouse Group, New Zealand's largest retail group. Her team of 14 delivered machine learning, AI, and statistical solutions across major areas of the business, including marketing, pricing, finance, operations, and logistics.
→ PhD in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
→ Fulbright Scholar
→ Certified AI Governance Professional (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
→ NZ mirror committee member, ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 42 (Artificial Intelligence)
→ AI Forum NZ Governance Working Group member
TECHNICAL DELIVERY & AI IMPLEMENTATION
Dr Stephanie Mitchell
Dr Stephanie leads our technical delivery. She works with clients to scope and implement AI solutions that support better decisions, more effective processes, and better use of information. Her work includes AI implementation, data science and machine learning solutions, AI agents, automation, analytics, and SharePoint development.
Steph spent close to seven years at Westpac NZ, where she designed data science solutions and led over 25 Microsoft Copilot workshops. She was also Head of Data Science at Salt Funds Management, where she led data science work that supported investment activity. Steph brings deep experience in regulated and complex environments, where solutions need to work reliably, integrate well, and support real business decisions.
→ PhD in Space Engineering, California Institute of Technology
→ Fulbright Scholar
→ Amelia Earhart Fellowship recipient
→ Patent holder (engineered aggregates for metamaterials)
→ Former Head of Data Science, Salt Funds Management
Who we work with
We work with organisations of different sizes and at different stages of AI adoption. The best fit is usually defined by need, not the size of the business or the sector.
Our clients span law, accounting, engineering, construction, manufacturing, sport, health, technology, and the public sector.
We are typically a good fit for businesses looking for support in one or more of these areas:
→ Taking an AI initiative from idea to implementation
→ Building capability across leaders or teams
→ Figuring out where AI can best add value
→ Shaping a practical roadmap or next phase
→ Putting practical guardrails in place
