Leadership
Led by a team of consummate professional logistics technologists.
Aaron Stead
Chief Executive Officer
Stead joins Extensiv with nearly two decades of experience driving revenue growth in dynamic, fast-paced, and competitive B2B markets. Most recently, Stead led vision, strategy, and execution as chief revenue officer at Mindbody, which acquired Booker, where Stead also served as CRO. Stead spent seven years at InfusionSoft, where he ushered the company to more than 10x growth in both revenue and size as chief sales and marketing officer and spent seven years at Sage Software leading sales and alliances.
Drew Laxton
Chief Financial Officer
Drew has nearly two decades of experience driving finance and strategy in dynamic, fast-paced markets. Most recently, Drew led finance, business intelligence, and analytics as Senior Vice President of Finance at Outreach. Prior to this, Drew spent six years at Apptio in various Finance and Investor Relations roles, during which he took the company public in 2016 and successfully facilitated its sale to Vista in 2019. Prior to Apptio, Drew spent the early part of his career as a banker, primarily focusing on the energy sector. Drew holds a BS in Finance from LSU and an MBA from Rice University.
David Miller
Vice President of Strategy
With a unique background in both the supply chain and software development industries, David has been one of the primary architects of our award-winning, cloud-based warehouse management products. His background includes such diverse posts as branch manager for C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest third-party logistics (3PL) providers, Vice President of Technology for Logistix Services, and Director of IT for B.E. Logistics Inc. David’s duties include managing the lifecycle of our products, including roadmap planning, development scheduling, specification writing, and training. His efforts have helped Extensiv grow our unique users by more than 200% on an annual basis.
David has been certified as a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Southern California.
Mariano Ferrario
Vice President of Digital Customer Experience & Growth
Gina Ruedebush
Vice President of Revenue Operations
Gina is a process and efficiency focused leader with more than 10 years of experience in Revenue Operations. She’s played an integral role in accelerating Go to Market success through technology, enablement and process optimization within high growth organizations. Her career began in the Payments industry where after several years directly supporting customers as well as revenue teams, she helped build and launch the organization’s Sales Operations function. As the broader Revenue Operations concept has continued to evolve she has built and led teams through complex transformational operating changes, most recently at Mindbody, a leading SaaS company in the wellness services industry. Gina has a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She’s an outdoors enthusiast who loves to hike or go for a long run on California’s central coast, which she calls home.
David Zeilstra
Sr. Vice President of Sales
Jennifer Albert
Vice President of People
Jen is a results-focused strategic People & Culture leader. Bringing more than 10 years of B2B experience across organizations of various industry, stage, and size, she has a demonstrated track record of delivering organizational transformation. Jen’s extensive focus on culture and engagement, talent management, performance management, compensation and benefits, and leadership has helped organizations convert business goals and visions into people and culture initiatives delivering organizational alignment. Prior to Extensiv, Jen was the Director of People and Culture at Nearmap where she held a global remit and helped the organization grow and scale, delivering 200% headcount growth while simultaneously executing on the organization’s engagement strategy, resulting in best-in-class engagement and improved employee retention.
Jen holds an MBA from Mississippi State University and a BS in psychology from Central Methodist University. When not working, Jen and her family like to get out and enjoy the outdoors of Utah.
Brant Snow
Vice President of Technology
Brant Snow, currently serving as the Vice President of Technology at Extensiv, brings over a decade of unparalleled expertise in SaaS, cloud computing, and technology leadership. With a solid foundation in software engineering and an MBA from Brigham Young University, Brant has demonstrated a profound ability to lead complex technology integrations and innovations. His tenure at Extensiv, coupled with previous roles at 3PL Central and Max International, highlights his proficiency in consolidating technology platforms and driving product-driven growth. A Certified AWS Architect with competencies in multiple languages and frameworks, Brant's approach is deeply rooted in his belief that 'Tech is Easy, People are Hard,' as expressed in his book. His commitment to promoting women in STEM, evidenced through his YouTube channel and public speaking engagements, further exemplifies his dedication to both technological advancement and inclusive leadership.
Board of Directors
Guided by industry leaders.
Andy Lloyd
Board of Directors
Andy Lloyd is a software innovator with more than 20 years of experience at high-growth companies, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. In his role at NetSuite, Lloyd led both digital marketing, ecommerce, and retail vertical teams from a product and new business perspective. Prior to joining NetSuite, Lloyd was the CEO of Fluid, Inc., where he led the company's strategy, innovation, and growth. Under his leadership, Fluid, Inc. more than tripled its annual revenue and improved profitability year-over-year. In addition, Lloyd drove new business, adding key brands to the portfolio, as well as driving geographic expansion. As an entrepreneur, Lloyd was the founder and CEO of Chariteam, which provided a SaaS solution for online fundraising. He was also a founding team member of Diba, Inc.
Lloyd has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Stanford University, where he was also captain of the swim team, leading the Cardinal swimmers to an NCAA championship and setting records for the largest margin of victory and the highest point total in NCAA history. Lloyd was ranked among the top 25 swimmers in the world in 1991 and competed in the Olympic Trials in 1992 and 1998.
C. Jason Payne
Board of Directors
C. Jason Payne is a founder of Mainsail Partners. In addition to co-managing the firm, Jason is an active advisor to Mainsail CEOs through his role as a board member for Mainsail’s portfolio companies. Jason’s background as an entrepreneur and senior executive provides valuable experience, which he shares with management teams making the transition from bootstrapping to investing for growth. Earlier in his career, Jason co-founded a venture-backed software company and held a variety of roles with American Dental Partners, a dental practice management company now owned by JLL Partners after a 2012 take-private. During his tenure with ADPI, Jason helped grow the business from start-up to over $130 million in revenues and through its 1998 IPO. Jason began his career with Summit Partners, a leading global private equity and venture firm. Jason received an A.B. in International Relations from Stanford University.
In 2010, Jason teamed with Gavin Turner and John Griscavage (CEO of PlayMaker CRM) to start the Madrone Foundation, a private foundation with the goal of assisting the financially challenged to pay for healthcare and education expenses. Jason also sits on the advisory board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), a division of the Smithsonian Institute.
Emily Azevedo
Board of Directors
Emily is an Operating Partner at Mainsail Partners and works with Mainsail’s portfolio companies to drive improvements in talent, including executive recruiting, leadership development, compensation, and assessment.
Prior to Mainsail, Emily spent three years at Heidrick & Struggles as an Engagement Manager in the Global Technology & Services Practice, focused on executive level placements for venture capital and private equity-backed portfolio companies.
Emily began her career in 2006 in consulting, where she engaged on several US-based cross-continental projects in India, China, Hong Kong, and Brazil. She moved to São Paulo, Brazil in 2008 and joined an executive search boutique dedicated to executive and board level positions across a variety of industries. Prior to repatriating back to the US in 2013, Emily served as the Managing Director for the Brazil subsidiary of Altimetrik, an IT multinational consultancy focused on ERP, cloud, and mobile app development.
Emily holds a Bachlor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Business Administration from Ibmec São Paulo in Brazil.
Tom Bogan
Board of Directors
Tom has extensive experience in the software and technology industry as a CEO, investor and BOD member. In addition to the Extensiv board, he also serves as a board member of public software companies Workday (WDAY), AspenTech (AZPN) and Catapult Sports (CAT.AX) as well as private software company Reltio.
Until January 2022, Tom was Vice Chairman at Workday responsible for corporate development and acquisition integration during which time the company grew from $2.5 billion in revenues to over $5 billion. He joined Workday in 2018 through its acquisition of Adaptive Insights where Tom had served as CEO since 2015.
Tom also previously served on several public company boards including Citrix Systems as Chairman (CTXS), Apptio as Chairman (APTI), PTC (PTC), Rally Software as lead director (RALY), Meca Software (MECA) and America Service Group (ASGR) as well as being a board member at more than 25 private software companies.
Bogan was also a Partner at Greylock Partners from 2004 through 2009, leading venture investments in several high growth software companies. Prior to Greylock, Bogan was at Rational Software (RATL) from 1997 until its acquisition by IBM in 2003, serving as its President & COO from 1999 until acquisition. Before Rational, Bogan had served as CEO or two early-stage technology companies (Avatar Technologies and Pacific Data Products) and earlier held finance positions in public and private companies as well as public accounting.
Jennifer Sherman
Board of Directors
Jennifer Sherman is the Chief Product and Experience Officer at AbacusNext, where she heads the firm's Product Management, Support, and Services teams. She has over 20 years of experience in product management leadership. She has previously served as Senior Vice President of Product and Strategy at Aptean, SVP of Product Management at NAVEX Global and SVP of Product and Strategy at Kibo Software. Jennifer began her career at Oracle where she was the Product Manager (and later Product Director) for Oracle's Warehouse Management and Order Management solutions.
Jennifer received her BS and MS from Stanford University in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. She’s a TEDx speaker, a storyteller, a glass sculptor and a passionate advocate for the advancement of women into leadership roles in technology.
John Watkins
Board of Directors
John is an expert in the 3PL and warehousing industries – with specialties in warehouse operations, freight brokerage, international cargo and supply chain logistics. Having spent the last 20 years in various hands-on roles in the 3PL industry, John brings a unique operator’s perspective to the software company. With the collaboration of countless 3PLs and warehouses, John has led the development and expansion of 3PL Central and its growing base of Cloud-based software products. Prior to entering the 3PL industry in the early 1990’s, John served as a Controller for Syncor International, a radio pharmaceutical drug distribution company (+$300mm sales). John earned his CPA and is former alumni of KPMG Peat Marwick.
He has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting with a minor in Spanish from the University of Utah. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Nancy Rohman
Board of Directors
Nancy is the co-founder and served as President of 3PL Central. During her tenure, Nancy was responsible for the day-to-day operations, accounting/finance and strategic execution of delivering the Company’s products and services to a growing and expanding customer base. In 2015, she was responsible for spearheading the investment raise which successfully culminated in the $17.5 million growth equity raise from 3PL Central’s financial partner, Mainsail Partners.
Prior to launching 3PL Central with John, Nancy worked for many years as an investment banker for Lehman Brothers and J.P. Morgan. She began her career in accounting for the Big 4 accounting firm KPMG Peat Marwick. Nancy holds a Bachelor’s of Administration Degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. She also holds a Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. Nancy earned her CPA and is a member of the California Bar.