# Sanjay Desai

> Sanjay Desai is the co-founder and CEO of Mudflap, a U.S. fuel-discount and payments business serving independent truckers and fleets. Previously a product leader at Trucker Path and Klout, he developed Mudflap with fellow Trucker Path alumnus Sharon Yapp. Its app launched in January 2020; in April 2026, Parade announced its acquisition by Mudflap.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Mudflap
- **Organizations:** Mudflap, Trucker Path, Klout, SchoolTube, Brightcove, Tellme Networks, The Walt Disney Company, Goldman Sachs, Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students
- **Education:** BA, University of California, Berkeley, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mudflap, whose app had reached 500,000 truckers by 2023., Led Mudflap as it entered the Forbes Fintech 50 in 2023., Mudflap acquired freight brokerage capacity-management platform Parade, announced April 15, 2026.

## Career timeline

- **1996-2002** — Worked at The Walt Disney Company; served as VP of Strategic Planning.
- **2003-2004** — President of the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students.
- **2004-2006** — Led mobile consumer product work at Tellme Networks.
- **2006-2009** — Product and product marketing leadership at Brightcove; listed as VP of Product Marketing in the 2008 Streaming Media West program.
- **2011-2012** — CEO of SchoolTube.
- **2013-2015** — Product leadership at Klout; discussed the Cinch app in September 2013.
- **2015-2016** — Chief Product Officer at Trucker Path.
- **2020-01** — Mudflap launched its free fuel-discount app.
- **2023-06** — Featured among founders making their debut on the Forbes Fintech 50.
- **2026-04** — Parade announced its acquisition by Mudflap.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mudflap, whose app had reached 500,000 truckers by 2023.
- Led Mudflap as it entered the Forbes Fintech 50 in 2023.
- Mudflap acquired freight brokerage capacity-management platform Parade, announced April 15, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Parade announced its acquisition by Mudflap on April 15, pairing its broker software with a network described as 515,000-plus drivers across more than 100,000 carriers.
- **2025-12** — Appeared on Red Eye’s Extra Mile with Eric Harley to discuss Mudflap’s fuel app and card.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mudflapinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaydesai
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/sdesai
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sanjayd

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