# Tim Krug

> Tim Krug is the founder and CEO of Daybreak, which develops AI agents for enterprise supply chain planning. After enterprise sales roles at Kinaxis and Medallia, he became chief revenue officer, president and then CEO at the business now known as Daybreak. His public writing focuses on decision ownership, preserving the reasons behind human interventions and expanding AI authority under defined governance.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Daybreak
- **Organizations:** Daybreak, Noodle.ai, Kinaxis, Medallia, FirstComm, Globalcom, Cbeyond, Second Harvest Food Bank
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Iowa
- **Known for:** Promoted to Daybreak CEO in February 2026 after serving as president., Led Daybreak as president when it announced a $15 million Series A investment in June 2025., Completed MIT Professional Education’s No Code AI and Machine Learning: Building Data Science Solutions certification in July 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2007** — Sales manager at Cbeyond.
- **2007-2009** — Suburban sales manager at Globalcom.
- **2008-2009** — District manager at FirstComm.
- **2009-2018** — Enterprise account executive at Kinaxis.
- **2018-2023** — Sales director, later senior sales director, at Medallia.
- **2023-03** — Became chief revenue officer at the business now known as Daybreak.
- **2024-06** — Became president of Daybreak.
- **2026-02** — Promoted from founder and president to CEO; Stephen Collins became executive chair.

## Achievements

- Promoted to Daybreak CEO in February 2026 after serving as president.
- Led Daybreak as president when it announced a $15 million Series A investment in June 2025.
- Completed MIT Professional Education’s No Code AI and Machine Learning: Building Data Science Solutions certification in July 2024.
- Hosted the September 16, 2026 AI Labor Summit in Nashville and led three sessions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Hosted the AI Labor Summit at Soho House Nashville on September 16; the event resource page lists his sessions on knowledge work, a personal AI operating system and organization design.
- **2026-08** — Published The Company as a Decision System on August 14.
- **2026-02** — Daybreak announced completion of its Series A and Krug’s promotion to CEO on February 5.

## Links

- Website: https://daybreak.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breakbarriers
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TimKrug-Daybreak

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Last updated: 2026-10-22