# Kevin Malik

> Kevin Malik is the CEO and a board member of RunBuggy, the Tempe-based vehicle-logistics platform. A mechanical engineer by training and longtime enterprise-technology executive, he brought experience from Starwood Hotels, data-center company IO, industrial software and venture advising to a stubbornly analog problem: making the shipment of a car feel as transparent as modern e-commerce. Under his leadership, RunBuggy expanded its cloud-native marketplace, introduced AI-assisted logistics tools and closed a $37 million Series B in September 2025.

- **Role:** CEO and Board Member at RunBuggy
- **Organizations:** RunBuggy, CommLoan, vCORE Technology Partners, Go Moment, QiO Technologies, CirroSecure, IO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Accenture
- **Education:** BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona
- **Known for:** Helped build and scale global enterprise technology systems during roughly a decade at Starwood Hotels., Brought more than 25 years of enterprise technology and implementation experience to RunBuggy., Led RunBuggy through nationwide marketplace growth and a $37 million Series B financing in September 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Began his career as an analyst at Accenture.
- **1997** — Worked as an independent SAP performance consultant and technical lead for ERP installations.
- **1999-2010** — Spent roughly a decade at Starwood Hotels, including global technology leadership as the company expanded through acquisitions and new brands.
- **2010-2014** — Served at data-center company IO, including as Chief Innovation Officer and an executive team member.
- **2013-2022** — Invested in and advised vCORE Technology Partners.
- **2014-2015** — Served on the advisory board of CirroSecure.
- **2015-2017** — Served as COO Americas at QiO Technologies.
- **2015-2021** — Invested in and advised Go Moment.
- **2017-present** — Invested in and served as an advisory board member at CommLoan.
- **2019-present** — Joined RunBuggy's leadership; public company materials list him as CEO and a board member.
- **2023** — RunBuggy introduced RunBot, its AI system for vehicle-logistics workflows, and received a second consecutive CSO50 recognition for Project Guardian.
- **2025** — RunBuggy closed a $37 million Series B led by Centana Growth Partners with participation from OMI Capital.

## Achievements

- Helped build and scale global enterprise technology systems during roughly a decade at Starwood Hotels.
- Brought more than 25 years of enterprise technology and implementation experience to RunBuggy.
- Led RunBuggy through nationwide marketplace growth and a $37 million Series B financing in September 2025.
- Oversaw continued investment in RunBot, which RunBuggy reported automates more than 80 percent of routine order workflows.
- Built a distributed RunBuggy organization that had employees across 13 states by early 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — RunBuggy closed a $37 million Series B led by Centana Growth Partners with participation from OMI Capital.
- **2025-09** — RunBuggy announced that RunBot was automating more than 80 percent of routine order workflows and helping predict delivery challenges.
- **2025-09** — RunBuggy announced Malik as a speaker at AUTOVATE 2025 on automotive retail, technology and investment.

## Links

- Website: https://runbuggy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmalik

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Last updated: 2026-09-28