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Eric Hensley

Eric is responsible for transformative innovation at Aravo and oversees the technical delivery of Aravo’s product offerings, including Engineering, QA and Hosting Operations. He leads our Innovation Lab, focused on disruptive technologies that redefine how TPRM is performed. Eric has over 15 years’ experience in the development and delivery of enterprise SaaS offerings with a special focus on supply chain management and intelligence solutions.

Before joining Aravo, Eric served as Sr. Director of Technical Operations at Instill Corporation, where he developed infrastructure and integration solutions for supply chain intelligence systems in the foodservice industry. Eric joined Instill in 2002 and was instrumental in the development and deployment of highly scalable SaaS solutions responsible for processing the majority of daily foodservice transactions in North America. Prior to that, Eric served as Director of Technical Operations at ShipServ Ltd., where he was responsible for the development and deployment of one of the earliest SaaS transactional business exchanges, focused on the maritime shipping industry. While at ShipServ, Eric led the development and adoption of MTML, an XML-based transactional document standard now widely deployed in the shipping industry.

Eric holds a BA in Astrophysics with a specialization in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Eric is responsible for transformative innovation at Aravo and oversees the technical delivery of Aravo’s product offerings, including Engineering, QA and Hosting Operations. He leads our Innovation Lab, focused on disruptive technologies that redefine how TPRM is performed. Eric has over 15 years’ experience in the development and delivery of enterprise SaaS offerings with a special focus on supply chain management and intelligence solutions.

Published Work

  • Why You Should Vibe Code Your TPRM Solution 

    Why You Should Vibe Code Your TPRM Solution 

    Everywhere you look, people are asking the same question: if AI can generate software, do we still need enterprise SaaS?  It’s a fair question.  If you’re responsible for a Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM),…

  • No More Hype, Just Horsepower: Building the Business Case for AI in Third‑Party Risk Management

    No More Hype, Just Horsepower: Building the Business Case for AI in Third‑Party Risk Management

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a permanent feature of Third‑Party Risk Management (TPRM), vendor risk management, and supplier risk management discussions. It promises acceleration across onboarding, assessments, and monitoring. Yet, in…

  • Resiliency in Chaos: Digital Supply Chain Strategy

    Resiliency in Chaos: Digital Supply Chain Strategy

    Supply chain risks are not new, but many companies without a physical supply chain (not shipping anything, not requiring off-site facilities, etc.) assume they are immune to supply chain risks.  …

  • The Importance of TPRM Centralization in the Manufacturing Industry

    The Importance of TPRM Centralization in the Manufacturing Industry

    Centralizing Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) in manufacturing significantly enhances risk visibility, streamlines operations, and improves compliance. This article explores the core benefits of TPRM centralization and provides an in-depth understanding…

  • Managing TPRM Challenges in the CPG Industry

    Managing TPRM Challenges in the CPG Industry

    Poor sustainability practices, compliance failures, reputational challenges and supply chain delays are among the third-party risks that put CPG companies at a disadvantage when it comes to the overall integrity…

  • Stepping out of the Dark Ages of Vendor Due Diligence

    Stepping out of the Dark Ages of Vendor Due Diligence

    After years of working with organizations of all sizes, complexities, and industries one thing I have noticed is that many companies are still performing their vendor due diligence with long,…

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