Jett McCandless is founder and CEO of project44, the world’s leading Decision Intelligent Platform for supply chains. Under Jett’s leadership, project44 has grown into a $2.7 billion “unicorn” that tracks over 1 billion shipments annually in 185+ countries for over 1,300 leading brands. The company generates more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), the largest SaaS generation 2 logistics tech in the world.
An entrepreneur with over 20 years of transportation and logistics experience, Jett has guided multiple early-stage companies from ideation, startup, expansion through to maturity. Jett previously founded Metafora (formerly CarrierDirect), an Inc 500-listed advisory firm, after selling his stake in GlobalTranz, a $2+ billion 3PL where he was Executive Vice President and Principal. A longtime adrenaline seeker, Jett gets his thrills from whitewater SUP, heli-skiing, downhill mountain biking, and parenting. As founder and CEO of project44, Jett and the company have been named:
- Food Logistics 2022 Rock Star of the Supply Chain
- Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2022 Pro to Know
- Emergence Capital’s Emergence Award Winner
- Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real Time Transportation Visibility Platforms
- SAP® Pinnacle Award Winner (2020, 2022, 2023)
- Google Cloud Premiere Visibility Partner (2022, 2023)
- #1 in FreightWaves FreightTech 2022
- Highest rated visibility provider on G2 for 12 consecutive seasons
- Chicago Inno 100 best places to work in the city
- 2022 Forbes Best Startup Employers
- Chicago Inno’s 50 on Fire Winner
- Supply & Demand Chain Executive Top Supply Chain Project Winner
- Fast Company’s Most Innovative Logistics Companies
- Gold Stevie® Award in the Innovation of the Year – Business Products Industries