Chirag Patel

Chirag Patel is senior vice president of logistics technology for Penske Logistics, where he has enterprise-wide oversight of all logistics IT activities. He leads the company’s technology innovation efforts, including the continued evolution of the ClearChain® Technology Suite, while leading and developing the logistics technology team, and overseeing the management of Penske’s infrastructure and data center operations.

Patel has been with the company for two-plus decades, beginning his career as a logistics engineer. During his tenure, he has held positions of increasing responsibilities including senior manager of product development, director of product development, and his most recent role as vice president of fleet technology.

With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in computer and information science, Patel combines deep technical expertise with business acumen. He also serves on the Oracle transportation customer advisory board and presiding over their global user group for North America, EMEA, and APAC.