FourKites is the world's fastest-growing predictive supply chain platform, delivering real-time visibility and execution for Fortune 500 companies and third-party logistics firms across 70 countries.

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FourKites

Prior to joining [FourKites](/org/fourkites), Glenn served in a variety of roles within the logistics services industry, and worked extensively in EMEA and North America. At [FourKites](/org/fourkites), Glenn leads our Network Enablement strategy, which is focused on scaling our industry-leading visibility solution to capture end-to-end supply chain visibility. This includes supplier pre-paid and outbound customer pick-up freight, as well as our Lane Connect product, which allows shippers to collaborate with each other to maximize fleet utilization.

Glenn holds a BS from the [University of South Carolina](/org/university-of-south-carolina).

Glenn Koepke

Rebecca Nerad

Before joining FourKites, Fab was CVP of Solution Strategy at Blue Yonder, responsible for developing innovative strategies across all industry verticals, strengthening executive-level relationships with key customers and prospects, and advising companies on best practices to become more profitable. Fab joined Blue Yonder as part of the i2 Technologies acquisition in January 2010, after spending more than 10 years at i2 serving in transportation-focused senior management positions. In these roles, he helped lead i2’s global transportation practice, including marketing, presales, roadmap development and services functions.

Fab holds an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics, with a specialization in business and information systems, from the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Fabrizio Brasca

Philippe Salles is the current VP of Strategic Solutions for Ocean at [FourKites](/org/fourkites). Prior to this, they were an advisor and consultant for Bolero International from September 2017 to April of 2022. Their title was Head of e-Business, Transport, and Supply Chain for Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd from September 2017 to April of 2022. Before that, they were the Managing Director of EMEA for INTTRA from February 2013 to September 2017. Lastly, they were the eCommerce & Partner MasterData Director for [CMA CGM](/org/cma-cgm) Head Office from April 1993 to February 2013.

Philippe Salles has a MS Master Degree in Technology Management from [CentraleSupélec](/org/centralesupelec) and a Master in International Finance and Business Administration from [KEDGE Business School](/org/kedge-business-school).

Philippe Salles reports to Matt Elenjickal, Founder, CEO & Board Member. Philippe Salles works with Jennifer Thiermann - VP, Implementation, Bob Slaby - Chief Customer Officer, and Stephen Elsasser - CFO.

Philippe Salles

Joe Beatty is currently a board member at [FourKites](/org/fourkites). Prior to this, they were with FULLERTON, [Part Analytics](/org/part-analytics), and Aker Technologies Inc., where they served as a board member from October 2017 to May 2019. Joe also has experience as CEO of Telular Corporation and Concourse Communications, as well as Chief Financial Officer of Focal Communications. Joe Beatty has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

Joe Beatty has an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Joe Beatty

Priya Rajagopalan is a seasoned business leader with 17 years of experience in product management, marketing, and strategy. Previously, Priya was the head of Product Management for the Metadata Business Group of TiVo Corporation, where she had global responsibility for its video, music, books, and games metadata products. While at TiVo, she led geographic expansion for video metadata across Western Europe and the APAC region and spearheaded the acquisitions of Veveo, a semantic search & recommendations engine, and Integral Reach, a cloud-based predictive analytics firm.

Prior to TiVo, Priya worked at Flexera Software, where she led product management for the award-winning FlexNet Producer suite of ERP-adjacent enterprise applications and launched a new product line aimed at high-tech device manufacturers. In her prior career in consulting, she advised leadership teams at technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, Emerson, 3M, and ADP.

Priya has an MBA with a specialization in finance, marketing, and strategy from the Kellogg School of Management at [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university) and an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from the University of Madras in India.

Priya Rajagopalan

Craig leads [FourKites](/org/fourkites)’ global partner and alliances strategy. Leveraging his 25 years of transportation and logistics industry experience and relationships, he is helping drive the rapid adoption of the [FourKites](/org/fourkites) platform. Craig and his team play an integral role in making [FourKites](/org/fourkites) the industry standard predictive supply chain visibility and analytics platform in North America and globally. Craig is a member of the senior leadership team and is also responsible for numerous strategic shipper, carrier and 3PL customer relationships.

Craig was previously Vice President, Strategic Alliances at ALK Technologies, a Trimble Company. He led channel partner strategy and owned global relationships with leading strategic alliance partners in the transportation and logistics industry. Craig was responsible for driving the integration and adoption of ALK’s enterprise products and services including industry-standard PC*MILER and their full suite of truck and rail-specific routing, GPS navigation and mapping solutions. Prior to this role, he held various senior product management and marketing positions at ALK.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Certificate in Political Economy from [Princeton University](/org/princeton).

Craig Fiander

Arun currently serves as Technology Advisor and previously held the role of CTO at [FourKites](/org/fourkites). He brings years of experience building scalable enterprise systems that process millions of transactions every day, serving tens of thousands of users. Prior to [FourKites](/org/fourkites), Arun held engineering roles at companies including Microsoft, [Cogni](/org/cogni)zant and [Groupon](/org/groupon).

An unabashed technology enthusiast, Arun stays abreast of the latest and greatest in software development and is an expert in cloud computing. He eats, drinks, lives and dreams ways to solve the challenges facing the trucking industry with the power of technology. He is also an avid biker.

Arun holds a bachelor’s in Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, in India.

Arun Chandrasekaran

Author, blogger and evangelist, Steve Rotter has been leading innovative marketing teams for over 20 years. As CMO, he loves educating the market and showcasing the incredible successes customers are having with [FourKites](/org/fourkites).

Prior to [FourKites](/org/fourkites), Steve held executive leadership positions with tech unicorn [OutSystems](/org/outsystems), [Brightcove](/org/brightcove), Adobe and [Motorola](/org/motorola). Steve was also co-founder and CMO of Q-Link Technologies, an enterprise development platform acquired by Adobe in 2004. As a marketing trailblazer, Steve was recognized as one of the top-100 influencers in content marketing, is a Stackie Award Winner, received the CMO ROI award from IDC and was listed as one of the top online marketers on Twitter.

Steve received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university) and has volunteered on advisory boards for several non-profit organizations including [World Vision](/org/world-vision-development-foundation-inc-world-vision-philippines) and A Child’s Right.

Steve Rotter

Matt is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of [FourKites](/org/fourkites). He founded [FourKites](/org/fourkites) in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them.

Prior to founding [FourKites](/org/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](/org/northwestern-university), and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. He lives in Chicago.

Matt Elenjickal

Courtney Levin

Oleksii Kosenkov is in charge of accelerating the company’s rapidly growing carrier base in Europe. Prior to joining FourKites, Kosenko led the carrier sales teams at Uber Freight and sennder Technologies GmbH, and held a senior sales role at C.H. Robinson.

Oleksii Kosenkov

Michael K. Kaczmarek is a Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners with its head office in Boston, Massachusetts, US. He also serves as board member in a number of companies within various fields. Kaczmarek has previously worked at Rockbridge Growth Equity and at Pamlico Capital. He graduated with a B.A in Finance from the Michigan State University. Kaczmarek is a U.S. citizen, residing in the U.S.

Michael Kaczmarek

Jen Thiermann offers over 15 years experience in helping teams, customers and programs scale, primarily in the SaaS industry. Before joining [FourKites](/org/fourkites), she held leadership positions at SAP Fieldglass, focusing on implementation execution and growth, from small scale through to and beyond acquisition by SAP. She helped evolve Fieldglass from a small team in the US to global organization, continuously evolving to meet changing customer and industry demands.

Jen is passionate about developing teams, determining what motivates individuals to unlock their true engagement potential. She is driven by helping customers and organizations run effectively. Jen has extensive knowledge around implementation methods, standards and driving best-in-class solutions to meet program objectives.

Jen holds a BA in Liberal Arts, Anthropology from [DePauw University](/org/depauw-university).

Jennifer Thiermann

Delbert is the Chief Technology Officer at FourKites, where he leads technology strategy, governance and innovation to develop the industry-leading supply chain orchestration platform. Delbert Cope is a technology expert and leader with over 20 years of experience creating dynamic solutions to drive increased efficiency and revenue across multiple industries, including logistics, sports, automotive, defense and aerospace. Delbert’s greatest strength is his expertise in building and leading world-class teams to create a single, unified vision enabling the delivery of cutting-edge solutions. Delbert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida.

Delbert Cope

Stephen Elsasser joined FourKites as CFO from Fiserve, where he was the Senior Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer of Fiserv’s Account Processing business. The division provides software products and services to banks, credit unions and other financial institutions across North America. In addition to his role in the Account Processing business, he also led Fiserv’s Enterprise Pricing team, which works to establish the best pricing and best pricing practices across the firm’s various businesses. Prior to that, Mr. Elsasser was the SVP and CFO of Fiserv’s Bank Solutions business, a business unit within Account Processing catering to banks.

Prior to Fiserv, Mr. Elsasser held various leadership positions at Shop Your Way, formerly the world’s largest social shopping and loyalty program; Brightstar, the world’s largest consumer wireless distribution company; Sears Holdings Corporation, the parent company of the retailers Sears and Kmart; Citadel Investment Group, a $40B alternative investment management company; and Houlihan Lokey, a middle-market investment bank. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, with Highest Distinction, from the University of Iowa. He lives in Milwaukee with his family.

Stephen Elsasser

Bob Slaby is a global executive with 25+ years of experience in technology hardware, software, services and support. He has a proven record of building high performing, cross-functional teams across multiple geographies. Bob is a multi-disciplined problem solver, having worked in senior strategy, services, sales, marketing, finance, operations and product development roles. He prides himself on being a trusted advisor to his customers — whether Fortune 500 or fast-growing start-up — drawing from his experience leading large transformational initiatives at major corporations including Merck Pharmaceuticals, Citibank, HSBC, and Hewlett-Packard Co. More recently Bob was on leadership teams at Altify (Sales SaaS solution sold to Upland Software in 2019) and Anaplan (SaaS solution for Finance/Sales/Supply Chain Planning, 2018 IPO).

Bob Slaby

Ajay Agarwal is a board member at [FourKites](/org/fourkites). Ajay has previously worked at [Reprise](/org/reprise), [Argyle](/org/argyle), [Clockwise](/org/clockwise), [Airbase](/org/airbase), [Vention](/org/vention), Homebase, ShipBob, Inc., and [FourKites](/org/fourkites), Inc. Ajay also has experience working with [Bain Capital Ventures](/org/bain-capital-ventures).

Ajay Agarwal has an MBA from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) and a BS in Electrical Engineering from [Stanford University](/org/stanford).

Ajay Agarwal

Ira Weiss

Jai Shekhawat

Eric Carlborg

Michelle Meller serves as the General Counsel for [FourKites](/org/fourkites). Michelle has 14 years of legal experience, the last 10 of which she spent serving as in-house counsel for various technology companies.

Prior to [FourKites](/org/fourkites), Michelle served as the first General Counsel and built a legal team at [Renaissance Learning](/org/renaissance-learning), a global SaaS and learning analytics company providing cloud-based, pre-K–12 educational software. Michelle has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial contracts, intellectual property, licensing, privacy and employment law. She has traveled extensively, and has international experience across Europe, Asia (especially China), and North and South America.

Michelle holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and a BS in Psychology from Loyola University.

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