Logan Sugarman
Founder and CEO of Refresh in New York, NY
Logan Sugarman is a skilled entrepreneur, investor, and builder, best recognized as the Founder and CEO of Refresh, an HR technology platform that enhances employee connection and engagement in modern workplaces. With over twenty years of experience spanning Wall Street, climate technology, and enterprise software, he has focused on creating businesses that blend data, logistics, and human behavior to solve complex challenges.
Founded in 2007, Refresh is a customizable all-in-one SuperApp designed to unify tools, benefits, and communication systems for global workforces, especially for frontline and deskless employees. The platform personalizes each worker’s experience by role, employment type, and geography, ensuring access to relevant resources. Companies often deploy hundreds of tools, with HR teams frequently adding new apps—causing inefficiency that costs over $100 billion in management time, deprives employees of $400 billion in value, and leaves vendors missing $50 billion in opportunities. Under his leadership, Refresh now supports Fortune 500 companies, major unions, and nonprofits, integrating over 3,000 systems across HR, payroll, and training platforms.
In 2025, SHRM selected Refresh as one of three companies out of more than 500 applicants for its Accelerator Program and made a strategic investment, affirming the company’s role in workplace wellness and engagement. Accenture’s Global HR Technology Challenge has also recognized the platform, with partnerships established with HUB International and UKG.
He is also the Co-Founder of Triangle Digital, Inc., which links big data with financial assets to drive climate resilience. The company earned Environmental Finance’s 2025 Innovation of the Year in Carbon Markets and recognition from Brazil’s Central Bank for its Blended Finance solution.
As Co-Founder and CIO of Balcony Partners, an SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing $100 million, he oversees quantitative and clean energy investment strategies. He also sponsors two Nasdaq-listed SPACs, GSR III and GSR IV.
An active early-stage investor with over 100 angel investments, he advises several startups. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with degrees in Economics and Psychology, he has been a CFA Charter Holder since 2004.
Originally from Minnesota, Logan Sugarman now lives in New York with his wife and daughter, continuing to create innovative solutions that inspire progress and transformation.
Website: https://logan-sugarman.com/