Altana Leadership & Management

Altana was founded by Evan Smith, whose vision — and whose belief that globalization can be fixed, not abandoned — is the organizing principle around which everything else is built. Under his leadership, Altana has grown from an idea to the operating infrastructure for trusted global trade, used daily by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, five of the world's ten largest logistics providers, and enterprises managing hundreds of millions of buyer-supplier connections.

Leadership at Altana operates with transparency and directness. We expect managers to give real feedback, hold high standards, and actively support the development of their teams. People managers are held to the same core values as everyone else — trust, stewardship, courage — and that means being honest even when it's uncomfortable, recognizing excellent work, and clearing the path for people to do their best.

For those interested in Altana's broader strategic vision, we'd point you to Evan's keynote at TradeNext 2026, where he laid out what Altana's role is in building the next era of global trade.