Flexport
LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO
EMPLOYS: 1,600
FOUNDER: RYAN PETERSEN
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ABOUT FLEXPORT
We believe trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global trade easy for everyone. Flexport is building the platform for global logistics — empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services to grow and innovate. Today, companies of all sizes — from emerging brands to Fortune 500s — use Flexport technology to move more than $10B of merchandise across 112 countries every year.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Ryan Petersen is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flexport. His areas of focus include setting company strategy, ensuring the company tracks to goals, and most importantly, building and maintaining Flexport’s unique culture.
Prior to founding Flexport, Ryan helped run an e-commerce company and co-founded ImportGenius, one of the largest providers of business intelligence to the import-export industry. His experience and frustration with global logistics served as the inspiration behind Flexport.
Ryan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Columbia University.