Razat Gaurav

Razat joined Kinaxis in January 2026 as Chief Executive Officer, where he sets the company’s vision and drives its global strategy, innovation, and long-term value creation. He is also on the Board of Directors at Kinaxis. 

Razat has over 25 years of experience in the enterprise software and supply chain solution space, with a proven track record of driving innovation-based growth and scaling technology businesses. 

Before joining Kinaxis, Razat was CEO at Planview and LLamasoft. Prior to that, he held leadership positions at Blue Yonder and i2 Technologies. 

Razat served on the Boards of Sparta Systems and LLamasoft, and is currently a Board member at Planview and SPS Commerce, a publicly traded SaaS company. 

Razat was recognized by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2020. He has also been featured as one of the leading SaaS CEOs by The Software Report. He is engaged in various philanthropic and policy initiatives related to medical research, STEM education across minorities, and efforts to reduce carbon emissions. 

Razat graduated with honors in Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.