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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based CEO’ operating in the Logistics space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Josh Giegel
CEO & Co-Founder of Virgin Hyperloop
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About Virgin Hyperloop: Virgin Hyperloop is a developer of a transportation technology used to deliver fast, direct, and sustainable transportation at scale.
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Christopher Kirchner
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Slync.io
Christopher S. Kirchner is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO at Slync.io. Prior to this, Christopher has worked as a senior vice president of sales and marketing and a director of marketing and sales at Turner Labels. Christopher holds a degree in communications, minor marketing from the University of Kentucky.
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About Slync.io: Slync.io is a provider of process automation for enterprise supply chains and the global logistics industry.
Hannan Parvizian
Co-Founder & CEO of Volansi
Hannan Parvizian is Founder at Volans-i.
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About Volansi: Volansi is a developer of logistics solutions through autonomous drone deliveries that facilitate long range, time-critical shipments.
Chris Power
Founder & CEO of Hadrian
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About Hadrian: Hadrian manufactures precision components for cutting-edge technology companies.
Tobin Moore
CEO & Co-Founder of Optoro
Tobin Moore is the Co – Founder & CEO of Optoro.Tobin co-founded Optoro in 2008 after discovering the little-known world of reverse logistics. Rather than dismissing this as a black hole of resources or even a liability, Moore had a mission to efficiently connect the excess inventory of retailers and distributors with the millions of online discount shoppers regularly looking for such items worldwide. He has led Optoro since inception, overseeing its expansion from a regional service provider to a major industry player with a goal to revolutionize the world of reverse logistics. Moore’s vision for a plug-and-play software solution to make excess goods efficiently and effectively leap from warehouses directly to every major online marketplace simultaneously became Optoro. Moore started Optoro’s predecessor, eSpot, during his senior year in college in 2004. This early foray into the world of asset management manifested itself as an online reseller’s dream that helped small businesses and individuals sell their unwanted valuables throughout the Washington, DC area. He lead eSpot for 4 years, driving his team to build the proprietary software and marketing infrastructure that would form the foundation of the cutting-edge enterprise solutions offered by Optoro today.payday loans. During Moore’s rare hours away from the office, he can be found mixing it up with his younger colleagues on the soccer field or doing his best Mick Jagger impression in the Karaoke rooms of DC. Tobin holds a B.A. from Brown University with a Double Major in Business Economics and American History.
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About Optoro: Optoro is a technology company that provides a way to liquidate returned, overstock, and damaged-box products.
Eric Weaver
CEO of Transparent Path spc
Eric Weaver is a long-time digital disrupter who has been at the leading edge of multiple waves of innovation. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Eric’s first career began as a software developer for General Motors and Ford Motor Company. In 1990, he became one of the very first digital marketers, walking brands like P&G, Ford and Johnson & Johnson through their very first digital efforts. Over the years, Eric has created marketing strategies and digital presences for nearly 100 global brands, persuading senior executives around the world to embrace e-commerce, webcasting, social content, blockchain, and augmented reality. Eric’s primary role these days is serving as the founder and CEO of Transparent Path. The company’s mission is to tackle the global food waste issue by creating more trust and transparency in our most critical supply chains. The Transparent Path platform uses continuously connected IoT sensors, edge computing and artificial intelligence to create real-time supply chain visibility. Sensors track products in real time, providing instant alerts when something goes wrong, allowing whoever has custody to preserve shipments and prevent waste, fines, and loss. Other projects include the Weaver Company, through which he counsels global brands, and ARCHIVE, an advanced metaverse and extended reality initiative. During his career, Eric has staffed, managed & grown award-winning creative, strategy & production teams in London, New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Seattle, Detroit and Cincinnati. His last role prior to launching Transparent Path was to launch the Xerox Customer Experience Practice, where he managed a $550M services book of business. Eric has been quoted in nearly 30 industry publications. With over 15 awards for marketing excellence, he lectures for universities in the US, Canada, Ireland and elsewhere, and speaks globally on topics like transparency, sustainability, and ethics.
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About Transparent Path spc: Real-time, end-to-end visibility for perishables — using IoT sensors, blockchain security, and predictive AI.
Karl Siebrecht
Co-Founder & CEO of Flexe
Karl is a seasoned technology executive, with leadership experience in both startups and large, global corporations. Prior to co-founding FLEXE, Karl was CEO of AdReady, a Seattle-based advertising technology company. He is also a founding Board member of EnergySavvy, a SaaS-based solution for energy efficiency management. Previously, Karl was President of Atlas at aQuantive, before its $6B acquisition by Microsoft, and earlier in his career he was a Manager at Bain & Company in Boston and a Diving Officer in the U.S. Navy.
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About EnergySavvy, Flexe, NetNavy: Flexe delivers omnichannel logistics programs for eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution, same-day delivery, and network capacity.
William Thayer
Co-Founder, CEO of Fillogic
William Thayer is the Co-Founder and CEO at Fillogic. Bill is a veteran in the worlds of retail, eCommerce, and logistics, with 25+ years at major retailers like Macy’s and Loehmann’s in C-level leadership positions. Bill is an advisor to large companies like Macy’s, Barney’s, Hearst, Century 21, and SDI Systems. He supports startups like University Beyond and Cargomatic, where he is an investor.
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About Arteria Network, Fillogic: Fillogic is a New York-based technology company that provides retail and logistics services.
Jaxon Klein
CEO, Co-Founder of Keyo
Jaxon Klein is an American businessman, entrepreneur, investor and startup advisor. Klein is currently CEO of Keyo, Inc., where he is a co-founder and former CTO. Prior to his role at Keyo, Klein founded two companies in hosting technology and web services.
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About Keyo: We place people’s identities in the palm of their hands.
Bastian Lehmann
Founder and CEO of Postmates
Bastian Lehmann Is The Founder & CEO At Postmates.
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About Postmates: Postmates is an on-demand food delivery platform that gives customers access to restaurants and retailers.
Na’ama Moran
Co-Founder & CEO of Cheetah
Na’ama Moran is Co-Founder and CEO at Cheetah. Growing up in Israel with a family of farmers and small business owners, she’s seen first-hand the imminent need for a more efficient, accessible food supply. She came to the US to study economics, math, and political science at Cornell University, and started her career with Greylock Capital Management as an analyst. She soon left finance and moved to Silicon Valley to pursue her dream of building products that make people’s lives better with technology. She’s founded several companies including Zappedy and Sourcery, where she encountered many restaurant owners and food entrepreneurs, and discovered the hardships of running a restaurant, including the lack of transparency and ease-of-use in such an important industry. Remaining committed to building products that help food businesses thrive, she saw an opportunity to solve the very real problem that legacy distributors created for independent restaurants with Cheetah. Today, Na’ama is scaling Cheetah at an unprecedented pace. Since its inception in 2015, Cheetah has served over 2,000 independent restaurants with a mission to improve their supply chain. In early 2020, Cheetah turned their fleet of refrigerated trucks into mobile fulfillment centers, to provide the safest option for grocery pickup without contact and away from crowds. Consumers and restaurant owners simply place their order through the Cheetah mobile app and drive to one of multiple designated locations in the Bay Area, where products are placed in the trunk of customer’s cars without leaving the driver’s seat.
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About Cheetah: Cheetah is an e-commerce platform offering contactless pickup and delivery of food and supplies.
Numaan Akram
Founder & CEO of Rally
Numaan is the founder and CEO of Rally Bus, a New Haven startup which combines crowdsourcing and event travel.
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About Rally: Rally is Mass Mobility as a Service: technology and model innovations for the business of buses.
Aaron Peck
CEO of Mothership
Co-founder / CEO at Mothership – fmr. Co-founder / Head of Product @Skurt (acquired), before that Y Combinator backed @beatdeck
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About Mothership: We’re building the future of freight to deliver what the world needs faster
Shawn Dougherty
Founder, CEO of EXOIO
Shawn co-founded mophie in June 2005, just prior to the release of the first iPhone. It grew to become the #1 selling battery case manufacturer for mobile devices in North America. Working as a founder, COO, President & Board Member, mophie created the first juice pack battery case for the first-generation iPhone in North America and built an exclusive partnership with Apple. I led a team which built a solid business structure at mophie, allowing the company to thrive and withstand rapid growth, both in the U.S. and internationally. Shawn became a skilled operator and raised millions of dollars in multiple rounds of capital and debt facilities. Under Shawn’s guidance and strategic vision, the company grew from 3 employees in her barn in Kalamazoo, Michigan to a multimillion dollar business, mophie sold products into 38,000 retailer partners in 130 countries with 300+ employees with facilities in California, Michigan, China, Hong Kong and Amsterdam. As a leader, I established longstanding relationships with national and global retail partnerships and collaborations with top industry icons including Apple, Amazon, Verizon, AT&T, Best Buy, Product Red, Valentino, and Supreme. I am passionate about developing products and growing a business from the ground up was one of the most challenging yet satisfying experience of my life. By 2015, mophie revenue has reached $250+ million, and resulted in company being sold in February of 2016 to a strategic acquirer. Shawn was also a seed investor, Board Member, and Co-founder of Paw Paw Brewing company in Paw Paw, Michigan. The company was originated in 2010 and Shawn exited in March 2017. Since the sale of mophie Shawn has catching her breath, tending to personal relationships, and has also started a new company called EXOIO that allows her to spend time networking, consulting, and acting as an advisor to company of all sizes.
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About EXOIO: We help accelerate growth.
Harish Abbott
Co-founder and CEO of Deliverr
Harish Abbott is a Co-Founder & CEO of sneakpeeq.com, a leading social shopping company. At sneakpeeq, Harish manages Product and Marketing. Prior to founding sneakpeeq.com, Harish was the Chief Product Officer at Lulu.com—the premier global marketplace for new digital content on the Internet—where he managed Product and Revenues. He led Lulu toward the largest virtually distributed marketplace for digital content. Prior to joining Lulu, Harish was a Co-Founder and President of Ugenie, the company behind weRead.com—the first social recommendation engine for books. At Ugenie, Harish was responsible for setting the overall product direction and management of the engineering center and company operations. Ugenie was acquired by Lulu.com. Prior to Ugenie, Harish was a Senior Program Manager at Amazon.com, leading initiatives on strategic planning, supply chains and order fulfillment. He helped Amazon launch and build its distribution network through warehousing and drop-shipping in North America and Europe. Harish also wrote the promise ship date and promise delivery date concept at Amazon. Before Amazon, Harish was a Solution Architect at i2 Technologies where he played a key role in the consulting and sales teams of the retail division. Harish graduated with top honors from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. He also holds a Masters in Operations Research from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and an MBA from Stanford University where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.
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About Deliverr, Symphony Commerce: Deliverr is a startup company that provides shipping services for e-commerce businesses.
Nicholas Bulcao
CEO & Co-Founder of Airspace
Nick Bulcao has over 12 years of experience in the logistics industry. He owned and operated Sun Distributing and First Delivery, specializing in critical transportation. He also grew a partnership with Amazon servicing last mile deliveries in 11 different locations throughout the west coast with over 600 employees generating over 36 million in revenue per year. First Delivery showed Nick the lack of technology in the time critical logistics industry which drove him to start Airspace Technologies.
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About Airspace: Airspace Technologies is a technology-enabled provider of time critical logistics.
Stephen Barr
CEO of Hollingsworth
As chairman, CEO, and cofounder of Hollingsworth, Steve has witnessed the growth from a two-person operation to a full-service, multinational logistics company. The growth has come organically, through strong relationships with customers that ultimately led to successful joint venture operations that continue to this day. In addition to his continuous improvement efforts to drive excellence into Hollingsworth’s services, Steve is an active board member of the Native American Business Alliance. Participating in the decision-making of this organization as an active board member, Steve also opens the doors of his corporation for the mentorship of aspiring Native American entrepreneurs. He enjoys guiding young Native Americans as they attempt to become a viable part of the American economy.
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About Hollingsworth: Hollingsworth focuses on core business and drive sales by optimizing supply chain.
Jin Stedge
Co-founder & CEO of TrueNorth
Jin Stedge is a Co-founder & CEO at TrueNorth.
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About TrueNorth: TrueNorth offers software that helps truckers manage insurance, fuel, and maintenance.
Alex Hern
Founder and CEO of Tsunami XR
Alex Hern has been an entrepreneur for more than 25 years. During his career, he has focused on early stage companies and on the incubation of technology companies. Alex Hern co-founded and served as a Director of Inktomi Goldman Sachs-led IPO (INKT), which powered and was the search technology for MSN, Yahoo and AOL. He was also the co-founder and Director of Yesmail Alex Brown led IPO (YESM), an email marketing and web directory company, which went public and then sold to CMGI, now ModusLink Global Solutions, for $650 million ten months later. Alex Hern co-founded Military Commercial Technologies a technology commercialization incubator funded by Lockheed and L-3, where he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, Alex Hern co-founded and served as Director of Arcsight (ARST), a cyber security company, which also went public and was sold to Hewlett-Packard for $1.5 billion. Alex Hern co-founded and served as Director of CloudShield a network security company which sold to SAIC, a large technology and engineering firm specializing in government and commercial projects. Alex Hern also founded and served on the Boards of NewHomes.com and of Triton Network Systems (TNSI). Alex Hern has also served on the board of Zero Knowledge Systems, a security and encryption company now named Radial Point.
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About Tsunami XR: Tsunami develops and delivers advanced digital collaboration services for teams.
Keith McCarty
Founder & CEO of WAYV
Keith McCarty is the CEO and founder of WAYV. His leadership defines the overall vision and direction of the company and he touches all aspects of strategy, operations, marketing, product development, investor relations and company culture. Prior to WAYV, McCarty was a founding team member at the social enterprise platform Yammer, where he grew sales and marketing from one person to over 350 employees globally and contributed to the white-hot investor interest in workplace productivity software. In 2012, Microsoft acquired Yammer for $1.2 billion. In 2013, Keith founded a technology that allowed consumers to safely order home delivery of cannabis (Eaze). He lead the company to become one of the top funded cannabis companies in the U.S. market with $51.5M in funding to-date. As California legalized adult use, Keith turned his attention to challenges upstream in the cannabis supply chain. In early 2017, Keith began developing a technical solution for the complex logistics required to get product to market. WAYV is the answer – a B2B platform that helps businesses move product quickly, safely, tracked in real-time, from producers to market, within a day. McCarty is a proven expert in the on-demand economy, entrepreneurship, software applications and business automation. He has successfully navigated complex, highly regulated spaces, balancing growth with compliance while deploying game-changing technology. McCarty has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in finance and marketing from Chapman University, The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics in Orange, California where he grew up. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
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About WAYV: WAYV is an automated, e-commerce platform serving California’s cannabis industry.
Matthew Vega Sanz
CEO/Founder of Lula
Matthew Vega-Sanz is CEO at Lula.
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About Lula: Lula Technologies is a peer-to-peer car sharing platform that connects vehicle owners with drivers seeking to rent such vehicles .
Sultan Ahmed Sulayem
Group Chairman and CEO of DP World Group
His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem became Chairman of DP World on 30 May 2007. He is a leading UAE and international businessman whose visionary leadership spearheaded the rapid expansion of Dubai’s infrastructure, including ports and free zones, contributing significantly to the stellar growth trajectory of the United Arab Emirates. Mr Bin Sulayem was previously Chairman of Dubai World and in this role oversaw businesses in industries as diverse as real estate development, hospitality, tourism, retail, e-commerce, commodities, transportation and logistics. He previously served as Chairman of Port & Free Zone World FZE and remains one of the two representatives of DP World’s majority shareholder on the Board. Highlights of his career, spanning three decades, comprise DP World’s international expansion, including the $6.85 billion acquisition of P&O Group to become a leading global marine terminals operator, establishing and leading Nakheel, a real estate and tourism property development firm that created many iconic Dubai projects including The Palm, the world’s largest man-made islands; establishing and leading Istithmar World, a major global private equity investment house; and pioneering the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. Mr. Bin Sulayem holds a BS in Economics from Temple University, United States. A citizen of the United Arab Emirates, he is 59 years old.
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About DP World Group: DP World is an enabler of global trade and a leader in marine terminal operations and development, logistics, and related services.
Matt Schwartz
CEO & Co-Founder of Afresh Technologies
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About Afresh Technologies: Afresh is an AI-powered company selling software to track demand and manage orders for fresh produce in grocery stores.
Sam L. Susser
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Susser Holdings Corporation
Sam L. Susser has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the general partner of Susser Petroleum Partners LP since its initial public offering in in 2012. Mr. Susser also serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Susser Holdings Corporation. Prior to founding the Southguard Corporation (the predecessor to Susser Holdings) in 1988, Mr. Susser spent 1985 to 1987 with Salomon Brothers Inc. in New York City and in Dallas in the corporate finance division and the mergers and acquisitions group. He received a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985.
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About : Susser that operates 630 convenience stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, with 583 under the Stripes® banner.
Christiana Chen
CEO & Co-Founder of Pathover
This year, I was selected as one of the 40 Under 40 Women in Tech 2016. I am very excited that more and more girls are exposed to and excelled in the field of technology. I am passionate about using technologies to improve everyday life and experiences.
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About Pathover: Pathover is an API-based intelligent optimization and logistics solution for the last mile.
Lily Shen
President & CEO of Transfix
Lily Shen is an entrepreneur and has worked for companies with the likes of Bloomspot, Wealthfront and eBay inc.
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About Transfix: Transfix is a freight marketplace connecting shippers to a national network of reliable carriers.
Bentley Hall
CEO of Good Eggs
Bentley is a passionate, driven entrepreneur, who helps small consumer businesses become big – often very quickly. Ever since he was a kid, he has been fascinated with understanding how high growth companies achieve scale, disrupt industries and change the world we live in. After spending time with Johnson & Johnson and Clif Bar, he joined the Plum Organics team as employee #3 and was fortunate to hold a variety of executive roles, in multiple countries, as the business launched from $0 to ~$100+ million in annual sales in under 7 years. In 2013, the business was successfully sold to the Campbell Soup Co. Others have called him a creative problem solver, a levelheaded leader, an optimist, a self starter, a builder and a collaborator. While he is technically a certified accountant (CMA), he does not mention this at parties. Devoted to a lifetime of learning, he is continually humbled by how little he actually knew the previous year. Originally from just north of Boston, he now lives in Marin, California and spends as much time as possible outdoors (skiing, trail running, cycling, camping, stand up paddle boarding), eating tasty food and laughing with his wife, close friends and two young sons.
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About Good Eggs, Smallholding Investments: Good Eggs is an online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent the food system, for good.
Mathew Joseph Elenjickal
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FourKites
Matt is the founder and chief executive officer of FourKites. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. Prior to founding FourKites, Matt spent 7 years in the enterprise software space working for market leaders such as Oracle Corp and i2 Technologies/JDA Software Group. Matt has led high-impact teams that implemented logistics strategies and systems at P&G, Nestle, Kraft, Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Tyco, Argos and Nokia across North America, Western Europe and Latin America. Matt is passionate about logistics and supply chain management and has a keen sense for how technology can disrupt traditional silo-based planning and execution. Matt holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, an MS in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Northwestern University, and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He lives in Chicago.
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About FourKites: FourKites is a supply chain visibility platform designed for transportation into yards, warehouses, and stores.
Deepak Chhugani
Founder and CEO of Nuvocargo
Founder/CEO at Nuvocargo.com. Y Combinator alum. Former M&A Banker at BofA Merrill Lynch. Ecuador native, living in NYC.
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About Nuvocargo, The Lobby: Nuvocargo is the all-in-one digital platform for cross-border trade between USA and Mexico.
Josh Mackanic
Founder & CEO of CivilGrid
Energy industry leader, experienced in organizing and leading multidisciplinary teams to implement large capital infrastructure programs and change initiatives. At PG&E, developed solar power plants on the largest utility owned solar program in the nation, and successfully led the integration of safety automation technology new to natural gas utilities across the country.
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About CivilGrid: Local intelligence for global construction.
Max Ritz
Co-Founder, Co-CEO of The Loyalist
Max is an MBA student at Columbia Business School, focusing on investment management and entrepreneurship. He is an InSITE Fellow and was involved in startup and growth-stage companies prior to business school. He has founded and helped lead two successful startups to acquisitions, both with his brother, and worked on the investment team at Innovation Endeavors, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv co-founded by Eric Schmidt. Most recently, Max worked at SoFi, a portfolio company of Innovation Endeavors that blends technology and marketplace lending to intelligently address specific debt and loan sectors. Max holds a BA from The University of Maryland, where he captained the University’s lacrosse team.
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About The Loyalist: End-to-end merchandise platform focused on audience monetization for media companies, entertainers and online-influencers.
Rob Taylor
Co-Founder & CEO of Convey
Rob has two decades of experience on founding teams and early stage operations, including four venture backed businesses and two IPOs. Rob currently serves as Co-Founder & CEO of Pivot Freight, a SaaS software company helping companies that ship freight manage their supply chains. Previously, Rob was President of BlackLocus, a SaaS software company focused on pricing and assortment intelligence for retail and acquired by The Home Depot in late 2012. Prior to BlackLocus, Rob was one of the early execs at TrueCar, Inc, an auto pricing and buying service disrupting the way cars are bought and sold, where he started and scaled Truecar.com. Rob was also a founding team member of Pricelock, another disruptive software company helping companies and individuals protect against fuel and commodity price volatility. Rob lives in Austin, TX with his wife Renee and toddlers Jack and Grant. Rob’s passion outside of family and startups is road cycling in Texas hill country.
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About BlackLocus, Capital Factory, Convey: We leverage unique intelligence to transform customer delivery into a competitive advantage for the world’s largest retailers.
David McCalib
CEO and Co-Founder of Printforia
David is CEO and Co-Founder of Printforia Inc. Helping to bring a team together of former Amazon.com, jet.com, Brandless, GearLaunch executives to tackle the highly fragmented and inefficient supply chain for customized apparel. He has over 15 years of experience in E-Commerce Fulfillment and High Tech Manufacturing. He led the development and deployment of Amazon’s largest machine learning assisted inventory inspection systems, RFID/IoT and Worldwide Engineering groups helping to take new consumable businesses global with Amazon Fresh, Pantry and PrimeNow. David has over 10 patents granted in the areas of Robotics, Medical Device Design, AR/VR and Fulfilment and Delivery Systems. He advises two companies in the US and Brazil in the RFID/IoT industry. David has a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and dual bachelors in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering from OIT.
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About Amazon, Printforia: Printforia is a printing service company that offers real-time fulfillment and delivery of customized apparel.
Phillip Walker
CEO, Co-Founder, Board Member of Transcend Robotics
A serial entrepreneur who values hitting milestones for investors and producing scalable results.
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About Transcend Robotics: Transcend Robotics is a startup that develops ground-based mobile robots.
Felix Orwa
Founder/CEO of SOTE
Felix Orwa is the Founder & CEO of Sote. He is a former professional pilot.
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About SOTE: Sote is building the digital logistics infrastructure and largest B2B marketplace for Africa.
Frederick Smith
CEO & Founder of FedEx
Frederick W. Smith is chairman and chief executive officer of FedEx Corporation, a $45-billion global transportation, business services and logistics company. Smith is responsible for providing strategic direction for all FedEx Corporation operating companies, including FedEx Services, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight. FedEx serves more than 220 countries and territories with operations that include 634 aircraft and over 90,000 vehicles. More than 300,000 team members worldwide handle more than 10 million shipments each business day. Since founding FedEx in 1971, Smith has been an active proponent of regulatory reform, free trade and “open skies agreements” for aviation around the world. Most recently, he has advocated for vehicle energy-efficiency standards and a national energy policy. FedEx has continued to strengthen its industry leadership over the past 40 years, and has been widely acknowledged for its commitment to total quality service. FedEx Express was the first service company to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 1990. FedEx has consistently been ranked on FORTUNE magazine’s industry lists, including “World’s Most Admired Companies,” “100 Best Companies to Work For” and is on FORTUNE’s “Blue Ribbon Companies List. Smith is co-chairman of the Energy Security Leadership Council, a Trustee for the United States Council for International Business and a member of the Business Roundtable. He served as chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council and is co-chairman of the French-American Business Council. Smith has served on the boards of several large public companies and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Mayo Foundation Boards. He was formerly chairman of the Board of Governors for the International Air Transport Association and the U.S. Air Transport Association. Smith has received numerous civic, academic and business awards including the Global Leadership Award from the U.S—India Business Council, the George C. Marshall Foundation Award; and the Circle of Honor Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. In addition, Smith is a member of the Aviation Hall of Fame, served as co-chairman of both the U.S. World War II Memorial Project and the campaign for the National Museum of the Marine Corps and was named a top CEO by both BARRON’S magazine and CHIEF EXECUTIVE magazine. Born in 1944 in Marks, Miss., Smith attended Yale University, where he earned a B.A. in 1966. Smith served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1966-1970.
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About FedEx: FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services.
Robert B. Carter
Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer of FedEx
Robert B. Carter is co-chief executive officer and chief information officer of FedEx Corporate Services. Carter is responsible for setting the technology direction of the FedEx applications, infrastructure, networks and data centers that provide around-the-clock and around-the-globe support for FedEx product offerings. He is a member of the five-person executive committee, which plans and executes the corporation’s strategic business activities. Carter joined FedEx in 1993 and has more than 30 years of systems development and implementation experience. Carter was born in Taiwan. He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer and information science from the University of Florida and his master’s degree from the University of South Florida. Recently named as part of FORTUNE magazine’s Executive Dream Team, Carter was also ranked 18th on Fast Company magazine’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” 2010 list. He received Information Week magazine’s Chief of the Year Award in 2000, 2001 and 2005. He is also a seven-time recipient of CIO magazine’s 100 Award and was a charter inductee into the publication’s CIO Hall of Fame. Carter is a member of the Saks Incorporated and First Horizon National Corporation Boards of Directors.
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About FedEx: FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services.
Carl Asmus
Senior Vice President eCommerce, President & CEO – FedEx Cross Border of FedEx
Carl W. Asmus is Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions & Market Development for FedEx Services. He is responsible for the development, management and execution of the Global Supply Chain Solutions portfolio as well as the vertical segment strategies including: Crossborder E-Commerce, Healthcare and Aerospace. Asmus joined Federal Express in 1989 as Manager of Advanced Automation Programs. In 1992, he was promoted to Vice President, Strategic Sales Planning and Support. In 1997, he was named Vice President in Global Marketing where he has held numerous positions before assuming his current position in 2013. Before joining FedEx as part of the Federal Express-Flying Tigers merger, Asmus was the Senior Director of Marketing for Flying Tigers. Prior to Flying Tigers, Asmus was a partner with C. William Associates, a marketing consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. Carl is a graduate of California State University-Northridge.
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About FedEx, FedEx: FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services.
Corey Weiner
CEO of Jun Group
Corey is one of Jun Group’s founders. He serves as President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing product development, publisher strategy, finance, business development, and operations. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Jun Group’s mobile platform subsidiary, HyprMX. Prior to founding Jun Group, Corey consulted for SONY USA and the United States government. Corey holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Jun Group: Jun Group runs advertising for brands and publishers. Our mobile-first approach is powered by opt-in, first-party data generated by our SDK.
Ivan Tsybaev
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Trucker Path
Ivan Tsybaev is CEO & Founder at Trucker Path and Co-Founder & CEO of JobEasy.
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About Careerist, Trucker Path: Trucker Path provides a software platform designed for the trucking industry.
Donny Hall
Co-Founder & CEO of SureSale
Donny helped build successful SoCal tech companies including LowerMyBills.com, HomeLoanCenter.com and Leadpoint.com prior to building one of the largest DTC auto warranty sellers in the US which he sold to Innovative Aftermarket Systems.
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About SureSale: SureSale’s Certification as a Service platform and marketplace allow dealers and private sellers to certify and market used vehicles.
Alex Rodrigues
CEO & Co-Founder of Embark Trucks
Embark is working to make the self-driving future a reality. While most of the spectacle has been around passenger vehicles, Embark is working to revolutionize $700 billion commercial trucking industry, the backbone of our economy. Commercial transport stands to reap untold benefits by deploying automated trucks – particularly during the “long haul” stretches. Alex studied Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
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About Embark Trucks: Embark develops self-driving truck technology designed for freight and logistic services.
Sean Henry
Co-Founder and CEO of Stord
Sean Henry is the Founder and CEO of STORD, a platform for networked warehousing and distribution. Sean is recognized in the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 list and was featured in INC.com as one of the Global Top 50 Emerging Entrepreneurs of 2017 and in Inc.com as America’s Top 30 Emerging Startups of 2017. He is also a member of the 2016 cohort of the Dynamo Accelerator and Fund in Chattanooga, TN. Recognized as a Karios K50 Founder as one of the Top 50 Founders of 2017 under 26 around the Globe. Georgia Tech. Gear Head.
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About Forbes, Kairos Society, Stord: Stord provides cloud supply chain services to brands who seek visibility and control over their inventory.
R. Bruce Northcutt
Chief Executive Officer & Partner of Navitas Midstream Partners
R. Bruce Northcutt is one of three founding partners of Navitas Midstream Partners, LLC. Bruce serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of Navitas and has almost thirty-two years of industry experience. Until May 2013, Northcutt was Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Copano Energy. Northcutt served as President of El Paso Global Networks Company (a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation) from November 2001 until April 2003; Managing Director of El Paso Global Networks Company from April 1999 until November 2001 and Vice President, Business Development, of El Paso Gas Services Company from January 1998 until April 1999. Northcutt began his career with Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production in 1982 working in the areas of drilling and production engineering. From 1988 until 1998, Northcutt held various levels of responsibility within several business units of El Paso Energy and its predecessor, Tenneco Energy, including supervision of pipeline supply and marketing as well as regulatory functions. Northcutt serves on the Board of Directors at Westlake Chemical as well as the Houston Board of Genesys Works. Northcutt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
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About Navitas Midstream Partners: Navitas Midstream Partners is a producer-focused midstream company.
Sean Spector
Co-Founder & CEO of Dropoff
Sean has spent his career driving growth and innovation for leading technology and media companies.Prior to Dropoff, Sean co-founded GameFly, Inc., which pioneered the video game rental subscription business and was backed by Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital. There he led marketing, business development, mobile strategy, digital distribution, ad sales, content and M&A efforts. He was previously an Online Producer at The Walt Disney Company and a New Media Agent at Creative Artists Agency. Sean attended University of Southern California and holds a B.A. in Film Theory and Criticism from San Francisco State University. Sean is married to his college sweetheart, and loves watching his two daughters play competitive sports and ride horses.
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About Dropoff, Private Angel Investor, Techstars, The Walt Disney Company: Dropoff is re-inventing on-demand, same-day delivery for business, with our highly-rated service and proprietary logistics technology.
John Daniels
Co-Founder, CEO of NavTrac
John Daniels joined NavTrac as Co-Founder, CEO in 2017.
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About NavTrac: Next Gen Yard Management System (YMS)
Rick Faulk
CEO of Locus Robotics
With more than 20 years of experience in executive management, sales, and marketing for some of the most successful companies in the high-tech industry, Rick is a nationally recognized high technology executive. Immediately prior to Mzinga, Rick was Chief Marketing Officer of WebEx Communications and President of WebEx Small Business, where he was responsible for the company’s worldwide go-to-market and customer acquisition strategies. Previously, Rick served as president and CEO of Intranets.com, which was acquired by WebEx in 2005. Under his leadership, Intranets.com secured more than 300,000 users and was named to the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing technology companies for two consecutive years. Before joining Intranets.com, Rick was Vice President of Corporate Marketing at PictureTel, where he was responsible for all aspects of corporate marketing. Prior to joining PictureTel, Rick was Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Shiva Corporation. He was instrumental in growing Shiva’s worldwide revenues by more than 50 percent, expanding distribution channels and effectively positioning Shiva as the market leader in the remote networking market. Rick also spent four years as Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Lotus Development Corporation, where he was responsible for all marketing communication functions, VAR development, database marketing, channel marketing, and OEM marketing. Before that, Rick founded First Software, a software distribution company, which grew to more than $175 million in revenue in less than four years. In 1985, First Software was ranked second in Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest-growing companies. Rick holds a BS in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University.
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About CampaignerCRM, Intronis, Locus Robotics: Locus Robotics is a warehouse robotics company that manufactures autonomous mobile robots to support e-commerce.
Stephan Sonderegger
CEO Healthcare Solutions of Swisslog
Stephan Sonderegger has been CEO of the Healthcare Solutions division (HCS) since April 2016. He has also been Head of the North America Region since 2014. From 2011 – 2014, he headed the Asia Region. Previously, he worked for Tecan and Rieter. Sonderegger has a degree in Management, Technology and Economics from the ETH Zürich with a focus on logistics and information systems.
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About Swisslog: Swisslog is a provider of logistics solutions for hospitals including pneumatic tube systems.
Piet Morgan
Founder & CEO of Hammerhead
Piet’s passion for biking began in his childhood in South Africa, where he cycled with his friend and classmate, Chris Froome, one of the best cyclists in a generation. The challenge of navigating on a bike became fully apparent to Piet when he biked across the United States, and he dedicated himself to a solution through the power of software. Piet graduated from Yale University, where he was a cyclist and member of the Yale Crew, stroking the varsity 8.
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About Hammerhead: Hammerhead is building the world’s best bicycle computer.
Mark Blinn
President & CEO of Flowserve
President and chief executive officer, director, of Flowserve Corporation, 2009-present; chief financial officer, 2004-2009. Chief financial officer of FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services Inc., 2003-2004. Vice president and controller of Centex Corporation, 2000-2002.
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About Flowserve: Flowserve specializes in supplying pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical, and other industries.
Tobenna Arodiogbu
Co-founder & CEO of CloudTrucks
Tobenna Arodiogbu is Tobenna Arodiogbu at Scotty Labs. He is also the Co-Founder and CEO at CloudTrucks.
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About CloudTrucks, Scotty Labs: CloudTrucks offers a virtual trucking carrier application designed to reduce operating costs for truck drivers.
Justin Wickett
CEO and Co-founder of Informed.IQ
Justin Wickett is the CEO and Co-founder at Informed.IQ.
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About Informed.IQ: Informed is a developer of a consumer auto financing platform designed to collect and analyze loan documents.
Vincent Ning
Founder & CEO of Nabis
Vincent Ning co-founded Nabis and is its Chief Executive Officer.
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About Nabis, Pioneer Fund: Nabis is a licensed cannabis wholesale marketplace that distributes cannabis products to retailers.
William Billiter
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Acertus
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About Acertus: Acertus operates as an automotive logistics company, providing unparalleled service and visibility into the transportation process.
Don Burnette
Co-Founder & CEO of Kodiak Robotics
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About Kodiak Robotics: Kodiak Robotics develops autonomous technology for long-haul trucking.
Evan Smith
CEO and Co-Founder of Altana AI
Evan Smith is the CEO and co-founder at Altana Trade.
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About Altana AI: Altana is an AI partnership that uses global economic data to make trade safer, more efficient, and more profitable.
Chocko Valliappa
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Vee Technologies
Chocko Valliappa comes from a family of entrepreneurs, pioneering India’s growth in textiles, agriculture, plantations and more. Recognizing the importance of new technology, he founded the Valliappa Software Tech Park launching Oracle, CISCO and VeriFone in 1995.
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About HireMee, SonaYukti, Vee Create, Vee FnA, Vee Protect, Vee Technologies, Vee Track: Vee Technologies is a transaction services company delivering total back-office processing solutions.
Alfonso De los Rios
CEO & Co-Founder of Nowports
Alfonso De los Rios is a co-founder and the chief technology officer of Nowports.
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About Nowports: Nowports is a digital freight forwarder that automates the supply chain processes of Latin American companies.
Johnny Chou
founder, Chairman & CEO of Best
Johnny Chou is Chairman and CEO of BEST Inc., a leading Smart Supply Chain company that he founded in 2007.With the belief that technology and business model innovation can transform China’s inefficient logistics and supply chain industry, Mr. Chou developed BEST Inc. into a multibillion-dollar giant and took it public in 2017. Prior to founding BEST Inc.,Mr. Chou served as Google’s Greater China president and had decades of management experience in global tech companies including UTStarcom and AT&T Bell Laboratory.
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About Best: Best Logistics is a logistics supply chain service provider.
Frank Mycroft
Co-founder & CEO of Booster
Booster Fuels is the Co-Founder and CEO at Booster Fuels.
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About Booster: Booster is energy delivered, integrated logistics, and society’s solution for decarbonizing last-mile delivery.
Sanjay Sharma
CEO of Roambee
Sanjay Sharma is a strategic thought leader with an impressive 17+ years of entrepreneurial experience building technology startups from the ground up. As CEO of Roambee, he is responsible for leading the company’s vision, driving its worldwide business growth, and increasing the company’s value. Sanjay has successfully co-founded and led two successful Silicon Valley technology startups – KeyTone Technologies, which was acquired by Global Asset Tracking Ltd and Plexus Technologies, which became an ICICI Ventures portfolio company. He has also been a part of the engineering teams at EMC, Schlumberger, and NASA. Sanjay has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Bombay, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota State University.
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About Roambee, Roambee: Better Supply Chain Visibility & Intelligence
Erica Plybeah
Founder & CEO of MedHaul
Erica Plybeah is the founder and CEO at MedHaul.
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About MedHaul: MedHaul is a Certified B Corporation that enables safe, reliable and efficient transportation for patients with special and unique needs.
Bill Catania
Founder & CEO of OneRail
Bill Catania is a start-up entrepreneur focused on developing and commercializing “real time” technology networks. Catania is the founder of M-Dot Network (acquired by Inmar, Inc.), which has scaled to become the leading “Point of Sale to Cloud” transaction network for digital coupons in North America. As CEO of M-Dot Network, Catania led his team to win the Amazon Global Start-Up contest, beating over 1,500 companies from 23 countries. After departing Inmar upon its acquisition by Abry Partners, Catania founded On Demand Technologies, Inc., a final mile logistics orchestration platform known as “OneRail”. In April, 2018, Catania was named the CEO of CoinFlip Solutions, Inc., a cloud-based payment platform delivering real-time electronic payment solutions for health benefits, points, and promotional offers. While at Cornell University, Catania founded Motorsports/e-Commerce based business RaceFan, Inc. (racefan.com), which rapidly grew to become one of the nation’s premier online motorsports informational sites. While at RaceFan, Bill identified and negotiated the purchase of several major “.com” properties, scaling network traffic to over 20 million page views per month, while syndicating it’s racing news and results to media giants such as Fox Sports, PRIMEDIA, and NASCAR.com. Catania is a graduate of Cornell University where he studied Applied Economics and Political Science, and was a Cornell Tradition Fellow. In 2012, Catania was named among the “40 Under 40” by the Triad Business Journal. Catania has enjoyed owning and driving stock cars since he was 17 and has raced at Daytona International Speedway in the ARCA Racing Series, among numerous other regional and national racing venues.
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About Move 24/7 (operated by On Demand Technologies, Inc.), OneRail: OneRail is a fulfillment SaaS platform that offers final mile delivery services for enterprise shippers.
John J Koraleski
Founder & CEO of Union Pacific Corporation
Founder & CEO at Union Pacific Corporation
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Lance M Fritz
President & Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Corporation
President & COO at Union Pacific Corporation
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About Union Pacific Corporation: Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation both are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska
Bruce Farrell
CEO of Berglund Automotive Group
Bruce M. Farrell is CEO of Berglund Automotive Group in Roanoke, Va. He started in the automotive business in 1963, working as a technician at Commonwealth Chevrolet in Boston, Mass., and today owns and operates nine dealerships throughout southwest Virginia. Farrell represent Virginia’s franchised new-car dealers on the board of directors of the National Automobile Dealers Association.
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About Berglund Automotive Group, Commonwealth Chevrolet: At Berglund Automotive, the focus is always on satisfying the needs of the customer.
Craig Johnson
Chief Executive Officer of Tenstreet
Mr. Craig Johnson is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Tenstreet Inc.
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About Tenstreet: Tenstreet is a web-based provider of driver recruiting software and workflow solutions for the trucking and transportation industry.
Craig Fuller
Founder, CEO & M.D of FreightWaves
Craig Fuller is the CEO and founder of FreightWaves,
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About Flying Magazine, FreightWaves: FreightWaves is a data and content forum that provides market participants with near-time analytics.
Cailen Sullivan
Founder & CEO of Zenbox
Cailen Sullivan is Founder & CEO at ZenBox.
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About Zenbox: Zenbox is a browser extension that connects all of your SaaS services.Open an email, and Zenbox pulls in your customer information from
Ryan Droege
Co-Founder and CEO of Relay Payments
Ryan Droege is a Co-Founder at MyLumper.
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About Relay Payments: Relay Payments is an end-to-end payment network providing a new payment option for the logistics industry.
Greg C. Garland
CEO of Phillips 66
Greg C. Garland is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer at Phillips 66, an energy manufacturing and logistics company with midstream, chemical, refining and marketing and specialties businesses created through the repositioning of ConocoPhillips, having held this position since April 2012. Greg chairs the Executive Committee of Phillips 66. Previously, Greg had served as Senior Vice President, Exploration and Production, Americas, for ConocoPhillips since 2010. Prior to joining ConocoPhillips, Greg was President and Chief Executive Officer of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, which is now a joint venture between Phillips 66 and Chevron. Before his election to that position, Greg served Chevron Phillips as Senior Vice President of Planning & Specialty Chemicals. Greg’s prior experience includes serving as General Manager of Qatar/Middle East for Phillips, a position he assumed in 1997. From 1995 to 1997, Greg served as General Manager of Natural Gas liquids after serving as Manager of Planning and Development in Planning and Technology. From 1992 to 1994, Greg was Manager of the K-Resin® business unit. Greg began his career with Phillips in 1980 as a Project Engineer for the Plastics Technical Center. Greg later worked as a Sales Engineer for Phillips’ Plastics Resins, Business Service Manager for Advanced Materials, Business Development Director and Olefins Manager for chemicals. Greg serves on the Board of Directors for DCP Midstream, the Board of Amgen, the Board of the National Petroleum Council, the Board and Executive Committee of the American Petroleum Institute, the Board and the Executive Committee of Junior Achievement for Southeast Texas, the Board for The Greater Houston Partnership and as a member of the Engineering Advisory Board for Texas A&M University. Greg received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1980.
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About Phillips 66, Phillips 66 Partners: Energy manufacturing and logistics company
David Wright
Co-Founder & CEO of Pattern
Dave Wright is the CEO and founder of Pattern. In less than 5 years, Pattern has become one of the top 5 largest Amazon sellers (in terms of revenue), developed a world-class analytics platform, and has experienced 4 years of revenue growth exceeding 300%. Dave has built a strong culture that is obsessed with the success of Pattern partners, demonstrated by a near-perfect customer retention rate. Prior to Pattern, Dave spent his career as a data fanatic and technology executive. Dave graduated from Brigham Young University with dual degrees in Accounting and Information Systems. Dave graduated in the top 1% of the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University.
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About iServe, Pattern: Pattern is a provider of an accelerator platform for brands to scale faster on major online marketplaces.
Kenneth M. Roessler
CEO of BWAY
Kenneth M. Roessler is President and Chief Executive Officer of BWAY Holding, Inc. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since December 2008. BWAY, with sales of $1.5 billion, is a leading North American supplier of general line metal and rigid plastic containers. The company operates 22 plants and employs approximately 3,000 people in Canada, Puerto Rico and the United States. It manufactures and markets containers and packaging primarily for industrial and consumer products, including paints, inks, coatings, chemicals and adhesives, and also markets product to the food and military segments. The company traces its roots back more than 130 years. Ken has held a number of senior executive positions over the past decade guiding BWAY’s transitions and transformation through public and private ownership. His leadership roles also have included Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for BWAY Corporation, and recently CEO at Mauser Corporation. Since joining BWAY as Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing in February 2000, Ken has overseen a strategy of organic growth and add-on acquisitions in core markets. During his tenure, this focus has resulted in nine acquisitions, most recently Ropak in January, 2013. Earlier in his career, Ken served in senior management roles for Southcorp Packaging USA for more than six years, and held similar leadership positions with Berwind Corporation, a private investment management company. He has more than 20 years of experience in the Packaging industry. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Coatings Association. Ken holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
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About BWAY, Mauser: BWAY is one of the largest manufacturers of rigid metal and plastic containers in North America.
Eyal Amir
CEO & Founder of Ai Incube
Eyal Amir is the CEO & Founder at Parknav.
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About Ai Incube, FasPark, Parknav, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Ai Incube is an API for the Live Street, for every street in the world 24/7. It’s first product, Parknav, is an API for on-street parking.
Renee Krug
Chief Executive Officer of GlobalTranz
As GlobalTranz’s Chief Executive Officer, Renee brings tremendous leadership skills, domain knowledge and 30+ years of multi-discipline experience that drive the overall strategy and direction of the company. She is an action-oriented executive who drives meaningful initiatives that create success. Prior to becoming the company’s CEO, she served as the company’s CFO where she helped drive GlobalTranz’s record growth and position as a market leading transportation management solutions and technology.
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About GlobalTranz: GlobalTranz is a logistics management firm that specializes in carrier, supply chain, and warehouse management.
Jarrett Streebin
Founder and CEO of EasyPost
Before founding EasyPost, Jarrett worked at a family office investing venture.Jarrett is an avid squash player, occasional,cyclist and motorcyclist.
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About EasyPost: EasyPost provides a simple postage API that allows developers to quickly and painlessly integrate shipping into any e-commerce application.
Rick Rahim
President, CEO, Founder of BusinessVentures.com
Career Entrepreneur, Helicopter Pilot, Airplane Pilot, Search and Rescue Pilot, Scuba Diver, Husband, Father
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About BusinessVentures.com: Creating equity and positive cashflow
Steve Wen
Co-Founder & CEO of Dray Alliance
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About Dray Alliance: Dray Alliance is a trucking industry with a technology platform that makes deliveries to warehouses simple, predictable, and transparent.
Bek Abdullayev
Founder & CEO of Super Dispatch
Founder & CEO of Super Dispatch.
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About Super Dispatch, TED: The advanced auto transport platform built for everything carriers and shippers need to move cars faster, smarter, and easier.
Kyle Kinsel
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ruckit Inc.
Kyle Kinsel is an accomplished entrepreneur and developer in the Texas oil field, construction, and logistics markets. Kinsel has successfully built several businesses from the group up and has grown them into industry giants. Companies that Mr. Kinsel has founded include Coastal Crushed Concrete, Frac Resources, LLC (now Twin Eagle Sand Logistics), and Breakwater Energy Services. Mr. Kinsel currently serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ruckit Inc. Under Mr. Kinsel’s leadership, Ruckit has developed the first-ever mobile application trucking platform for niche industry trucking markets to share from a pool of independent trucks. The Ruckit application is considered to be revolutionary among collaborative platforms for specialized trucking. Kinsel saw the need for this united service in the trucking industry and decided to act on it. He was able to once again take an idea for a business and build it to prosperity. Kinsel currently resides in Austin, Texas where he continues to develop new ventures and developing technological efficiencies to make them more profitable assets. With a passion for education and giving back to the community, Kinsel’s next entrepreneurial cause is to bring public awareness and a solution for missed diagnosed dyslexia for today’s youth.
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About Ruckit Inc.: Ruckit enables Construction Materials Suppliers & Civil Construction Companies optimize bulk material and trucking operations.
Eugene Grankin
Co-Founder and CEO of UVL Robotics
I’m Founder & Chief Executive Officer of UVL Robotics Inc. (Drone-based & AI logistics solutions – www.uvl.io). UVL is an alumni of top-ranked Silicon Valley’s accelerator. Prior to UVL, I held an executive position in leading scientific intelligent transport technology center (NAMI), driving new cutting-edge automotive projects, assembling and enabling great teams, building the strong collaboration with VC funds and corporate clients. But the coolest thing I did was meet my future co-founder of UVL Robotics! Prior to NAMI, I held a series of logistics & Supply Chain roles in Shell corporation, accelerated take-cost out initiatives and operational excellence across Europe & Africa, managing warehouse operations, supported Global GSAP team to implement ERP system across East Europe. Earlier in my career I had the good fortune to work in leading packaging company in the world – Huhtamaki, implemented S&OP project, managing production & capacity planning. I’m passionate aiming high, assembling and enabling great teams, delivering results, and enjoy along the way.
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About UVL Robotics: Drone-based & AI logistics solutions
Keller Rinaudo
Co-Founder and CEO of Zipline
Keller Rinaudo is CEO and co-founder of Zipline, the world’s first drone delivery service whose focus is delivering life saving medicine even to the most difficult to reach places on earth. Prior to Zipline, he was a software engineer and a professional rock climber. A graduate of Harvard University, he built computers out of RNA and DNA that can operate in human cells as molecular doctors. Mr. Rinaudo published this research in Nature Biotechnology, becoming one of the youngest first authors in the publication’s history.
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About Zipline: Zipline designs, manufactures, and operates drones to deliver vital medical products to everyone, no matter where they live.
Andreas Raptopoulos
Co-Founder and CEO of Matternet
Founded Matternet and serves as Chief Executive Officer since 2011. Pioneering on-demand drone logistics networks for medical items and commercial goods. Motivated by the desire to solve one of humanity’s grand challenges, equal access to goods, by leapfrogging road infrastructure. Holds an BS & MS in Aeronautical Engineering, is a Royal College of Art graduate in Design and is lead inventor in several US and international patents. Speaker, Google Solve for X, 2012 & TED Global, 2013. Tech Pioneer, World Economic Forum, 2015.
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About Matternet: Matternet makes access to goods as frictionless and universal as access to information.
Roberto Cadena
CEO and Co-founder of Lean Staffing Solutions
Roberto Cadena is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lean Staffing Solutions. He is a former CEO at Chain Express, Corp.
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About Lean Staffing Solutions: Lean Staffing Solutions is an employment agency providing staffing services for various companies.
Michael D. Johnson
President and CEO of ELITE Transit Solutions
Michael Johnson, founder and CEO of Elite Transit Solutions, is a nationally recognized trailblazer in the supply chain industry. Since starting ELITE in 2013, his relentless drive to change the freight management industry, along with his passion for customer service, has led to the company’s hyper-growth which has taken the logistics world by storm. This has resulted in numerous awards that recognize both the company’s remarkable success, as well as Michael’s individual accomplishments. In early 2018 Mr. Johnson opened a new office in downtown Pittsburgh that is set to be the launching pad for ELITE’s next great chapter of success. Michael’s path to becoming a bona fide leader in the freight management industry goes back to his days at his alma mater, Auburn University. There he studied supply chain management in one of the nation’s most acclaimed SCM programs. Coming full circle, Michael was recently honored by Auburn as the 2018 Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Following his days at Auburn, Michael practiced his trade at CEVA Logistics where he spearheaded a supply chain startup for one of the largest blood product suppliers in North America. This success led him to take on a massive segment of Microsoft’s supply chain at CEVA. Soon, Michael saw the need for new leadership within the supply chain industry as a whole; and from that, Elite Transit Solutions was founded. Michael’s vision for ELITE has been very clear since day 1 – the freight management industry is antiquated, still relying on generations-old processes and technology to transport the groceries we eat and the products we buy. It has been wildly inefficient. The answer to this challenge is at the core of ELITE’s mission: to bring the freight management industry into the 21st century through the innovative use of technology that will minimize error and free humans working in the supply chain to manage customer relationships and tackle the nuanced challenges that a computer is incapable of. Having won many awards since founding the company, the most important accomplishment to Michael is that ELITE has set the new standard for customer service and on-time delivery rates in the industry. While the awards are a reminder of the hard work and many achievements of the company, knowing that ELITE is making a difference with its customers, doing it better than any other freight management company in the industry, is the biggest prize of all.
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About ELITE Transit Solutions: ELITE Transit Solutions is a logistics and freight management service provider for the commercial transportation industry.
Anshu Prasad
Co-Founder & CEO of Leaf Logistics
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About Leaf Logistics: Leaf Logistics connects shippers, providers, and partners to bring financial market efficiency to the transportation marketplace.
Carl Buhler
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Lead Consultant of Buhler Consulting, LLC
Carl Buhler is the CEO of Buhler Consulting, LLC, which specializes in providing consulting services to the aerospace and defense industries focused on logistics, maintenance, sustainment, modernization, and supply. Carl Buhler is also the CEO of Bionic Lift, LLC which focuses on the exoskeleton market and is a US representative and distributor of Skelex 360 Exoskeletons. Carl is a retired Air Force Brigadier General (Brig Gen). Carl Buhler’s Air Force General Officer biography is at http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/1569466/Brigadier-General-Carl-A-Buhler Carl began his extensive military career in 1989 after earning a BS in applied mathematics from Valdosta State College (now University), where he participated in the Air Force ROTC program. After completing Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, he graduated with his master’s degree in human relations from the College of Continuing Education at the University of Oklahoma. Carl Buhler has since earned a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the College of Naval Command and Staff and a master’s degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Capitalizing on his formal education, during his time in the Air Force, Carl Buhler rose to the rank of brigadier general (brig gen) after completing logistics, aircraft maintenance, and munitions-related assignments at bases throughout South Korea, Germany, and the United States. While a squadron commander, he led his squadron to earn the Air Combat Command (ACC) Maintenance Effectiveness Award and the U.S. Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award. Additionally, he served as the director of logistics, engineering, and force protection at Headquarters, ACC at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. Carl Buhler also earned the U.S. Air Force Lt. General Leo Marquez Outstanding CGO Munitions Maintenance Officer of the Year Award winner for 1994. Watch Carl Buhler’s interview on “The Aviation Talk Show” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRKPFw3KSok&feature=youtu.be https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/390620 https://buhlerconsulting.com
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About Bionic Lift, LLC, Buhler Consulting, LLC, Grey Beard Associates: Buhler Consulting, LLC provides aerospace/defense consulting focused on logistics, aircraft maintenance, sustainment, modernization & supply
Nancy Korayim
Founder & CEO of MetroSpeedy
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About MetroSpeedy: MetroSpeedy is a leading technology based local delivery company providing on-demand, same day or scheduled delivery services.
Ben Nash
CEO, Co-Founder of PCS Wireless
Ben took the helm as CEO of PCS Wireless in 2003 and has led the charge in growing the company from a $1 million business into a global operation with local representation in more than 20 countries. Ben began his career in wireless distribution in Manhattan and is extremely committed and passionate about the future of PCS.
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About PCS Wireless: PCS Wireless, Inc. is one of the largest mobile phone distributors in North America.
Jeffrey Musser
President, Chief Executive Officer of Expeditors International
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About Expeditors International: Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, they employ over 13,000 trained
G.R. Jerry Cardillo
President & Chief Executive Officer of Contanda Terminals
Mr. G.R. “Jerry” Cardillo joined Contanda Terminals LLC in April 2016 as the President and Chief Executive Officer. Jerry has been in the energy industry serving in a variety of capacities with Chevron U.S.A., Koch Industries and Enterprise Products since 1981. Jerry’s responsibilities have included serving as a Group Sr. VP for Enterprise Products overseeing an extensive array of Petrochemical assets and scheduling of 16 marine terminals, extensive pipeline scheduling and overall corporate storage optimization. He has also served as President of Enterprise Marine and Enterprise Trucking and oversaw a 2,000 rail car optimization team during his tenure at Enterprise. His extensive track record in growing and successfully expanding businesses in terminals, marine, rail and truck transportation logistics and petrochemicals compliments the future direction of Contanda. Jerry has a BS in Marine Transportation from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point N.Y. and a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now known as the University of Louisiana Lafayette).
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About Contanda Terminals: Contanda Terminals is a premier provider of storage and logistics services to owners of bulk liquid products.
Joel Ifill
Founder & CEO of DASH Systems
Founder of DASH Systems. Specializing in precision aerial delivery and automated air cargo delivery systems.
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About DASH Systems: DASH Systems is a tech company developing hardware and software to enable precision airdrop deliveries.
Pavan Maheshwari
Founder & CEO of FleetPanda
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About FleetPanda: FleetPanda provides a logistics platform that helps manage fleet operations.
Sanjay Mandava
Founder and CEO of GoLorry
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About GoLorry: GoLorry provides transport and logistics services and company.
Jason Totah
President & Chief Executive Officer of Global Transportation Services
Jason has been with GLOBAL since 1990. During his time here, Jason held many different roles at GLOBAL, from Seattle Branch Manager to Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He has broad operating experience in domestic and international transportation and logistics. Prior to GLOBAL, he worked in international logistics for Amoco Petroleum, and was stationed in various locations around the world. He graduated from Oregon State in 1983 with a degree in agriculture engineering. Jason lives in Seattle, WA with his wife Anne, daughter Katy, and their dog Rocky. Jason’s enjoys travel, good food, and golf.
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About Global Transportation Services: Global Transportation Services is an international air and ocean freight forwarder and licensed customs house broker with world wide.
Rathna Sharad
Founder & CEO of FlavorCloud
Founder & CEO at FlavorCloud
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About FlavorCloud: FlavorCloud provides a service that integrates directly into shopping carts of retailers, a one-click international checkout experience.
Manal Habib
CEO & Cofounder of MightyFly
Manal Habib is co-founder and CEO at MightyFly. A graduate from both MIT and Stanford, Manal has developed a strong technical background in aerospace engineering. She previously led flight controls at Zipline and developed the first robust commercial flight controller. She is a private pilot and in the process of building her own airplane. Her passion for aerospace, vision for a better world, and determination make her a motivated and unstoppable entrepreneur and leader.
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About MightyFly: Remaking the future of logistics
Jiaji Zhou
Co-Founder and CEO of XYZ Robotics
CEO and Chief Scientist Jiaji Zhou has a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. He also worked on pushing modeling based-on machine learning and his paper won the best paper award at 2016 International Conference on Robotics and Automation.
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About XYZ Robotics: XYZ Robotics develops AI-enabled robotic perception and manipulation technology for logistics and manufacturing automation.
Julian Rodriguez
Founder & CEO of Bazaar
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About Bazaar: Bazaar is New York City’s largest online B2B food service distributor.
Adam Compain
CEO of ClearMetal
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About ClearMetal: Leading Supply Chain & Logistics Solution Utilizing Continuous Delivery Experience (CDX)
