Ilya Preston

Ilya Preston is the Co-Founder and CEO of PAXAFE, a logistics orchestration and decision-intelligence platform that helps cold chain planning, logistics, and quality teams consolidate transportation data agnostically, digitize and automate product quality and lane qualification decisions, and operationalize prescriptive recommendations in the transportation network. Prior to founding PAXAFE, Ilya served as a Strategy & Operations consultant at PwC and KPMG, advising Fortune 500 leaders on financial due diligence and supply chain optimization. Earlier in his career, he was Manager of Supply Chain Strategy at Cummins, developing global strategies for sourcing, logistics network optimization, and strategic planning. A recognized thought leader in cold chain visibility, supply chain orchestration, and risk management, Ilya is also the host of FrostBytes, PAXAFE’s industry-focused podcast, and is a frequent speaker at global industry events.