# Gregory Price

> Gregory (Greg) Price is the CEO and co-founder of Shipwell, an Austin-based logistics technology company building a connected, AI-driven transportation management platform. A blue-collar Houston kid turned MIT-trained engineer, he spent seven years building hardware and algorithms for the U.S. Department of Defense at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, then applied machine learning to Fortune 100 supply chains at McKinsey before founding Shipwell in 2016 to bring automation, visibility, and intelligence to the notoriously opaque freight industry.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Shipwell
- **Organizations:** Shipwell, McKinsey & Company, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** Houston, Texas, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Electrical Engineering (graduated top of class), University of Texas at Austin, Master's degrees in Engineering and Business, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Shipwell, a logistics technology platform connecting 500,000+ carrier partners, Shipwell named a Forbes 2020 Next Billion-Dollar Startup, Shipwell recognized as a Niche Player in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for TMS

## Career timeline

- **circa 2005-2012** — Spent roughly seven years at MIT Lincoln Laboratory developing hardware, software, and algorithms for the U.S. Department of Defense
- **post-MIT** — Joined McKinsey & Company as a consultant, using advanced analytics and machine learning on Fortune 100 supply chains, contributing to $500M+ in realized savings
- **2016** — Co-founded the company that became Shipwell in Austin, Texas (originally named OtterLogic)
- **2017** — Rebranded to Shipwell after Jason Traff joined as co-founder
- **2019** — Raised $35M Series B to scale the platform
- **2020** — Named a Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startup
- **2021** — Recognized as a Niche Player in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems
- **2022** — Named a winner of Food Logistics' Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Shipwell, a logistics technology platform connecting 500,000+ carrier partners
- Shipwell named a Forbes 2020 Next Billion-Dollar Startup
- Shipwell recognized as a Niche Player in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for TMS
- Contributed to $500M+ in realized supply chain savings while at McKinsey
- Spent seven years building defense technology at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council
- Raised $47M in total funding, including a $35M Series B

## Latest updates

- **2022-02** — Named a winner of Food Logistics' 2022 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award
- **2022-10** — Featured in Authority Magazine discussing nationally secure and resilient supply chains

## Links

- Website: https://shipwell.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorydprice/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Shipwell
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Shipwellinc/

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