Will Urban Email & Phone Number

Will is a partner at R7 , an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in the untapped potential of physical industries within the new industrial economyWill is the former Chief Revenue Officer of Flexport.During his time at Flexport, Will spearheaded innovative strategies that propelled the company while revolutionizing the global freight forwarding and logistics sector. During his tenure, Will lead the revenue growth of Flexport, moving the company from $600m annual sales to over $4.5b in a 3 year period all through organic growth. With his operational expertise in global trade, logistics and supply chain, and after seeing literally thousands of companies navigate global trade over the years, Will now puts his passion and industry knowledge to work helping companies of all sizes and maturity grow. Will Urban began his 25-year career at Expeditors in 1994, as a Management Trainee after a chance meeting with founder and former CEO Peter Rose while working as an intern for the Port of Seattle. Will ascended from a Management Trainee to Regional Vice President of the Northwest USA all while working in various roles and global markets along the way. In this key role, he led sales and operations across major locations including San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and Denver, managing approximately 1,000 full-time employees and overseeing large global accounts. His leadership played a vital role in one of the company's largest regions. Will’s consultancy leverages his experience as a globally recognized trade, logistics and supply chain expert who is uniquely qualified to help companies scale and grow. Will also is a subject matter expert in deploying global go-to-market programs around freight forwarding, logistics operations, SaaS and tech platforms with an emphasis in supply chain.Will is also a venture partner at Companyon Ventures, Nine Realms Ventures and sits on the boards of numerous companies.