About us

A neutral platform, built by people who know freight.

Leaf uses predictive analytics and machine learning to identify the best contracting opportunities across a shipper's network and its carriers', then keeps both sides on coordinated, durable plans. We are based in New York and work with some of the largest shippers in food, retail and consumer goods.

Executive team.

Vikram Punwani

Vikram Punwani

Chief Executive Officer

Vikram has over 20 years of experience working with transportation, logistics and technology companies as a financing provider, equity investor and board member while he was employed at Bain Capital. During that time, Vikram deployed well over $1bn of capital into his portfolio companies on a global basis. More recently, Vikram was the Chief Risk Officer of a private equity backed trade finance platform that he helped build and sell to JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. Vikram has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Harvard Business School.

Bryan Schulte

Bryan Schulte

Chief Data Janitor

Bryan has extensive experience in logistics and technology startups, and has done groundbreaking work with both shippers and carriers to identify opportunities to improve yield, asset utilization and network balance.

Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan

Utility infielder

Jeff brings his experience as an industry executive responsible for operations and procurement at companies like Bristol Myers Squibb and leadership roles in technology and consulting firms to help carriers, shippers and 3PLs best use the Leaf platform.

Mark Shaughnessy

Mark Shaughnessy

Chief Relationship Officer

Mark is an experienced executive, formerly COO at Rubicon, and SVP and CPO at Coca Cola Refreshments. Mark started his career as a commodity trader at Cargill and Mars, and advises early-stage companies on strategy and growth.

Want to join the team?

We believe in trust, transparency, and ownership. We treat each other with respect and prioritize diversity in all its forms. The problems we’re working to solve in the logistics industry are mighty and require smart, ambitious people.

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