Doug Ladden

Doug Ladden

Doug Ladden is CEO and co-founder of Deliveright, the company behind AI-powered logistics and delivery platform Grasshopper. The company focuses on final-mile deliveries of big and bulky goods for retailers. Prior to Deliveright, Doug was a co-founder and senior partner of DLJ Investment Partners, which managed a series of middle-market mezzanine funds with $3.5 billion in assets under management. As an active investor, he sat on multiple boards of directors for companies including TransCore, a leader in electronic toll collection systems and digital load boards at truckstops.

August 31, 2023 The Real Cost of Technological Inaction

Executives don’t get where they are by jumping on every passing trend. True business leaders are the people who can assess all of the options in front of them and make choices that enable their companies to stay current and continue growing. Strategic timing is key to this process, and sometimes the right choice for…