Josh Sandler

CEO & Co-Founder•Lori Systems
Kenya
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Biography

Josh Sandler is a tech entrepreneur and investor focused on emerging markets. He is the co-founder and CEO of Truetax, a technology platform leveraging GenAI to reduce the US tax gap. Previously, he co-founded and served as CEO of Lori Systems (2016-2024), a tech-driven logistics company coordinating trucking across Africa, which was recognized as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2020 and won TechCrunch Battlefield Africa. A South African native who moved to the US, Sandler began his career in investment banking at Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers, and private equity at Cressey & Company. He is an Obama Foundation Africa Fellow, Endeavor Entrepreneur, and has served as an advisor to various African technology startups. Sandler holds dual graduate degrees from Harvard University (MBA and MPA/ID, 2016) and a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business (2009).

Education

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BBA in Finance

University of Georgia Terry College of Business

2009

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MBA

Harvard Business School

2016

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MPA/ID (Master of Public Administration in International Development)

Harvard Kennedy School

2016

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Awards

  • 🏆World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2020)
  • 🏆TechCrunch Battlefield Africa Winner (2017)
  • 🏆Obama Foundation Africa Fellow
  • 🏆Endeavor Entrepreneur (2018)
  • 🏆Alter Global Entrepreneur
  • 🏆Rubenstein Fellow (Harvard)
  • 🏆George Fellow (Harvard)
  • 🏆UGA 40 Under 40 (2021)