About Varis
We’re a technology-enabled business network that believes in forming trusted, durable partnerships with our customers to level the playing field for buyers and sellers of all sizes and backgrounds. And we’re just getting started.
Our innovations
We are streamlining procurement transactions to make business easier.
We are bridging digital transformation with a human touch.
We act with integrity to forge long-term trust.
We expand access to allow organizations of all backgrounds to thrive.
Varis believes in maintaining a flat organization. One where everyone is respected for their unique talents and viewpoints, regardless of tenure. And every employee has a close, transparent working relationship with leadership.
Prentis Wilson
Daniel Smith
Terry Leeper
Manuela Ajayi
Bobby Ireland
Anne Rung
Stephanie Weeks
Jen Walden
President
It’s no surprise that creating innovative solutions to solve complex problems is what makes Prentis Wilson come alive since, as President of Varis, he’s responsible for establishing and scaling an entire business focused on transforming B2B sourcing, purchasing, and supply chain.
While he might sit at the top of the org chart, Prentis’ collaborative style keeps him connected to colleagues and customers alike. In fact, it’s these interactions that keep him energized to push the boundaries of what’s possible and motivated to bring his best self to the table.
Prentis’ credentials include two master of science degrees (one in mechanical engineering and one in business administration from MIT’s Sloan School of Management), along with a bachelor’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His professional track record includes a long list of successes in building large-scale and disruptive B2B technology, including solutions at Amazon Business.
President
It’s no surprise that creating innovative solutions to solve complex problems is what makes Prentis Wilson come alive since, as President of Varis, he’s responsible for establishing and scaling an entire business focused on transforming B2B sourcing, purchasing, and supply chain.
While he might sit at the top of the org chart, Prentis’ collaborative style keeps him connected to colleagues and customers alike. In fact, it’s these interactions that keep him energized to push the boundaries of what’s possible and motivated to bring his best self to the table.
Prentis’ credentials include two master of science degrees (one in mechanical engineering and one in business administration from MIT’s Sloan School of Management), along with a bachelor’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His professional track record includes a long list of successes in building large-scale and disruptive B2B technology, including solutions at Amazon Business.
Chief Customer Officer
When crucial decisions need to be made, Daniel steps up, overseeing all Private & Public Sector customer-facing and growth functions, including go-to-market (Marketing, Sales & Customer Success), Corporate Development, and Customer Operations.
Daniel has built a reputation for aligning companies for success and thrives when he’s leading complex organizational change and turnarounds, implementing scalable processes, and driving higher levels of revenue and profitability.
This is why top companies like Amazon, Perot Systems, and Dell have tapped Daniel to level up their SaaS and eCommerce pursuits. Before diving headfirst into the business world, Daniel received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A&M University and was a Marshall Memorial Fellow.
Chief Technology Officer
Terry owns all the technology at ODP including Varis. Prior to ODP, Terry was the CTO for Amazon Business for 6 of his 9 Amazon years where he built the product and technology that led a growth to $25B annual revenue.
Previously at Amazon, he owned Vendor Tools, Internal Retail Systems, and Hardware Planning and founded the Austin Amazon site. Terry worked at Microsoft for 12 years where he worked on three continents where he led efforts on developer tools, parallel and high performance computing, 64-bit Windows, and Unix Migration.
Terry holds degrees from Texas A&M University in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Chief Product Officer
Our technology platforms are critical, and Manuela drives strategy and product planning for our Source-to-Pay and Marketplace solutions to ensure they’re able to advance rapidly to support the needs of buyers and sellers in our communities.
Manuela has made an impact in every demanding role she’s taken on and always keeps the big picture in mind. This served her well in her tenure at Amazon, as a Director at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, for three years and as a Director at Microsoft for over a decade.
In addition to her impressive accomplishments in the workplace, Manuela holds a Master of Science degree in computer software engineering from the Politecnico of Milan and one in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Before joining Varis, Bobby was the Chief Human Resources Officer for a private equity owned tech industrial conglomerate (Boyd Corporation) with $1.4B+ in revenue and a global footprint. He was responsible for creating a 3-year HR strategy that drove standardization, consistency and efficiency within the organization while improving the speed to market and rapid decision making.
From 2009-2013, he was the Vice President of Human Resources supporting the Honeywell Aerospace business as the Human Resources Executive for the Asia Pacific Region and the Air Transport and Regional business. Bobby’s previous team consisted of HR leaders in the U.S., EMEA and Asia Pacific. During this team, Bobby was on an expat assignment in Shanghai, China.
Bobby earned his Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Kalamazoo College and earned his master’s in human resources and labor relations from Michigan State University.
Senior Vice President, Public Sector
Anne brings strong leadership and deep knowledge of public sector procurement to the table, managing the P&L for our public sector business, including how we pursue and grow public sector customer and partner development.
She has a history of making supply chains more modern and efficient, advancing innovative and socially responsible policies and solutions. This is what led Amazon Business to task her with scaling their business to support sourcing and procurement requirements, including regulatory compliance, across national and local customers.
If her accomplishments in the public sector weren’t enough, Anne also previously served as U.S. Chief Acquisition Officer, a U.S. Senate confirmed position, within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
Vice President, Design and Research
Stephanie loves making Design happen across an entire organization. That means engaging with customers to know them well, establishing a product vision, building teams that rally behind it and love working together, and launching products rapidly. The joy that comes from making complex challenges into simple solutions is what has kept her in B2B software design for so long. Stephanie’s team partners with groups across Varis to generate understanding and drive toward the best possible experience for customers. She is a non-stop learner, actively working to create space for under-represented people to be heard and seen especially in the design industry and is determined to share the incredible impactful of great B2B design.
Stephanie led research, design and product design strategy in education technology at Blackboard, in procurement at Amazon Business, and in business intelligence at AWS Quicksight. She holds two degrees in Computer Science (BS at Kennesaw State University and MS at The George Washington University) with a focus on human-computer interaction.
Vice President Business Operations
Jen builds the big picture view and translates it to execution as she drives our excellence in operating and scaling for customers.
A strategic thought leader, Jen has the unique ability to create an environment where people who initially have a vertical way of thinking work together to achieve success.
Jen has worked with an impressive list of companies that include Blink Health, Amazon Business, and Target. She also holds an MLIS from The University of Texas at Austin and a degree in English language and Literature and Political Science from Kenyon College.