Stord | About Us - Our Vision, Investors and Leadership
The New Era of Supply Chain
About Stord
Our mission is to make your supply chain a competitive advantage.
The New Era of Supply Chain
Intelligent Supply Chain Orchestration
While losing brands piece together disparate 3PLs and off-the-shelf software services, Stord powers winning brands with the ability to intelligently orchestrate, scale, and optimize their supply chains from a single connected platform.
Circa a long time ago
The Silk Road Era
We’re talking about the one before Tor browser and Bitcoin.
Circa 1900-2000
The Do-It-Yourself Era
Most brands buy and manage their own logistics from end to end.
Circa 2000-2020
The Rise of 3PLs/Outsourcing
Brands are forced to partner with 3PLs to keep up with the demands of omnichannel.
Circa 2020+
Era of Intelligent Orchestration
Brands need more than just capacity. They need the ability to intelligently manage and optimize their entire supply chains with on-demand speed.
We’re Always Moving Forward
300%
Year-over-year growth
300M+
total funding raised
700+
brilliant team members
Our Values
- Bias Toward Action
Each step forward, no matter how small, leads us to better solutions, faster. - Build for the Long Term
We’re focused on leaving a positive impact in our work and in our relationships. - Eternal Optimism
Problems give us an opportunity to get creative and learn something new. - Transparency and Candor
We’re fostering an environment where everyone feels comfortable sharing feedback and opinions. - Empower Others
We hire great people so they can do great work and become the experts at what they do. - Learn and Iterate
We continually refine what we do and how we do things in order to be the best we can be.
Leadership
Founded by CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau, our leadership team is composed of top operators from Amazon, XPO, Ryder, Walmart, Manhattan Associates, and many more.
Sean Henry
Co-founder and CEO
Sean is the co-founder and CEO of Stord. Having experienced the fragmentation and disconnected technology of the third-party logistics (3PL) industry first-hand, when both running e-commerce businesses and working in supply chain optimization at an automotive manufacturer in Germany, Sean founded Stord in 2015 with Jacob Boudreau to make supply chains a competitive advantage for brands of all sizes. Sean attended Georgia Tech prior to founding Stord, and has since been recognized as a Thiel Fellow, in the 2019 Forbes’ 30 under 30 list, and in 2021 by Forbes as the youngest CEO of a $1B+ company.
Jacob Boudreau
Co-founder and CTO
As co-founder and CTO, Jacob founded Stord with Sean to make supply chains a competitive advantage for all brands. Jacob has been recognized in Forbes’ 30 under 30 list and as a Kairos K50 Founder as one of the Top 50 founders of 2017. He was also a member of the 2016 cohort of the Dynamo Accelerator Fund, and attended Arizona State University prior to founding Stord.
Steve Swan
President & COO
Steve leads Stord’s complete physical operations from port to porch, design to execution, including our first-party fulfillment and innovations centers, our third-party partner facility network, transportation, and more. He lives and breathes logistics with more than a decade spent leading fulfillment and transportation programs at Amazon and Grainger, and a decade more in engineering management. Steve holds an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech.
John McDonough
CFO
John McDonough is the CFO of Stord, leveraging over 20 years of experience leading Finance teams in the fulfillment, retail, technology, and e-commerce spaces. John has a demonstrated history of scaling businesses, optimizing accounting and cashflow processes, and driving financial strategies that unlock operational excellence and growth. Prior to Stord, John led Finance at Nimble, NOBULL, and Quiet, amongst other leading companies. John holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Paola Jacobs
VP of People
As a relentless culture champion, Paola leads all things people, from finding top talent, enabling each person’s growth and development, engaging, retaining and rewarding our OneStord Team as we continue disrupting the industry and breaking the mold. Paola holds a BA in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Georgia State University.
Craig Stewart
SVP of Product & Engineering
With over 15 years of experience, our SVP of Product & Engineering is a self-taught professional with a passion for innovation and problem-solving. Based in Scotland, he brings a decade in Supply Chain & Logistics technology and seven years in Senior Leadership roles, excelling in building and scaling teams. His data-driven approach and ten years of SaaS experience ensure effective, innovative solutions at Stord.
Hoss Mortezaie
VP of Sales
Hoss Mortezaie is an experienced Vice President of Sales with a demonstrated history in the logistics and supply chain industry. Currently serving as Vice President of Sales at Stord, he has previously held leadership roles at Shipwire, CEVA Logistics, and Ingram Micro. Hoss has a tenured background in working with leading brands and retailers, while developing technology-enabled fulfillment solutions in the ecommerce and B2B space spanning across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.
Investors
Stord will become for supply chain what Amazon Web Services is for cloud computing—an intelligent, reliable, and scalable utility that lets companies focus on growing their business without having to worry about whether their logistics can keep up.
In the Press
Supply-Chain Startup Stord Reaches $1.3 Billion Valuation
Logistics startup Stord raises $90M in Kleiner Perkins-led round, becomes a unicorn and acquires a company
How This Cloud-Based Logistics Company Could Revolutionize the Global Supply Chain
Warehousing Startup Stord Raises $31 Million As Shipping Surges In Advance Of the Holidays
Atlanta’s Stord reaches $1B valuation as supply chain tech investments reach record high
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