Ken Evans is the founder and now chief technology officer of Konexial, a four year running FreightTech 100 award winning technology provider to the logistics industry.
Konexial’s TPaaS (transportation platform as a service) ecosystem of products and services helps logistics carriers increase their operating margins with edge computing fleet management, video, and safety management, asset tracking, fuel savings programs, and more.
Prior to founding Konexial, Ken spent 25 years managing supply chain and logistics for Eastman (EMN), Littelfuse (LFUS), Celanese (CE), Koch Industries, and Spirit Aerosystems (SPR).
Ken holds a bachelor’s degree in Logistics & Transportation from the University of Tennessee, and a master’s in business administration from East Tennessee State University. Ken earned his CPIM certification from APICS, and is an adjunct professor teaching graduate level business classes at Wichita State University and Tabor College.
Ken currently serves on the University of Tennessee Global Supply Chain Institute’s Advisory Board (UT GSCI), and the education committee of Supply Chain Leaders in Action (SCLA).
Ken lives in Knoxville, TN with his truly amazing, supportive wife Gina, and they have three adult children.