Ryan Nelson — Chief Technology Officer at Carketa

About Ryan Nelson

Ryan Nelson is Chief Technology Officer at Carketa. Location: American Fork, Utah, United States.

Specialties: Entrepreneur Experience 20 plus years Experience Computer Software Industry BS in Computer Science from Weber State University MBA from Thunderbird International Business School

Skills

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
MySQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Additional experience

Forbes Technology Council
Forbes Technology Council
Started March 2015

Education

MBA, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Bachelors of Science, Weber State University

Current role

Title: Chief Technology Officer
Company: Carketa
Location: American Fork, Utah, United States
Started: September 2022

About Carketa

Carketa is an AI-driven Decision Intelligence platform built for the full dealership profit stack—front end and back end. We started inside a large independent dealership solving the day-to-day realities of inventory: sourcing and acquisition, appraisal, market pricing, and reconditioning workflows that help dealers buy smarter, price with confidence, and turn inventory faster.In parallel, we’ve expanded into the aftermarket vehicle protection ecosystem with VelociFI—purpose-built for the field sales force and the channel that drives warranty performance. VelociFI helps TPAs, agencies, and dealer partners find opportunities, pitch value, and grow profitable Vehicle Service Contract (VSC) and ancillary product production through better insights, workflows, and execution support.Our mission is simple: connect data, software, and industry relationships to make better decisions at every step—so dealerships and their partners can move faster, operate cleaner, and maximize profitability. The future of inventory management and automotive retail.

Industry: Software Development
Company size: 11-50
Website: carketa.com

About Ryan Nelson

Skills

Additional experience

Forbes Technology Council

Education