Pax8 Taps Tech Veteran Avery Moon to Lead AI Transformation

DENVER, CO – January 07, 2026 – Cloud commerce marketplace Pax8 has named Avery Moon as its new Chief Technology Officer, a strategic move signaling an aggressive acceleration of its artificial intelligence ambitions. Moon, a seasoned technology executive with a history of scaling products to over a billion users, is tasked with transforming the company’s platform into what CEO Scott Chasin describes as “the new operating system for the intelligent SMB.”

Reporting directly to Chasin, Moon will spearhead the engineering vision and strategy for the Denver-based technology company. The appointment comes as Pax8 doubles down on its mission to equip its global network of over 47,000 managed service providers (MSPs) with the tools to deliver sophisticated AI solutions to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).

“I am confident that Avery will imagine, innovate and deliver on the strategy we have set in motion as an AI-driven Marketplace that empowers small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs),” said Chasin in the official announcement. “Avery will be instrumental in evolving the Pax8 Marketplace into the new operating system for the intelligent SMB. His track record of success and leadership has proven he’s the perfect fit and will drive Pax8 to new levels of success globally.”

The Architect of Scale and AI

Avery Moon’s professional history reads like a blueprint for building high-growth technology ventures. His career is marked by senior engineering and science leadership roles where he successfully scaled companies through four IPOs or acquisitions. His experience includes pivotal positions at some of Silicon Valley’s most influential companies, including LinkedIn, automated wealth management firm Wealthfront, and Climate Corporation, which was acquired by Monsanto for over $1 billion.

His expertise is not confined to startups. Moon has also held leadership roles within Fortune Global 500 giants like Indeed and Bayer, where he led global AI and machine learning platforms. This blend of nimble startup agility and enterprise-scale execution is precisely what Pax8 sought for its next phase of growth. His background in scaling AI organizations at companies like LinkedIn and Bayer directly aligns with Pax8's stated goal of embedding intelligence into the core of its marketplace.

Moon’s appointment is less about maintaining existing systems and more about pioneering new ones. His mandate is to translate a product-led vision into a tangible, AI-powered reality, leveraging his experience in building robust platforms for top global markets including the US, Germany, Japan, and India.

An AI-Driven Operating System for SMBs

Pax8's vision extends far beyond being a simple transactional marketplace for cloud software. The company is actively building an ecosystem centered on what it calls “agentic AI”—autonomous systems that can perform complex business tasks. Moon’s arrival is set to catalyze this transition.

“Pax8’s vision for where the industry is headed, and a corresponding strategy to deliver scalable managed intelligence, inspires and energizes me,” Moon stated. “We are now at the productivity inflection point for AI, where intelligence is shifting from being embedded in tools to being delivered through autonomous, outcome-driven systems.”

This philosophy is already taking shape through several key company initiatives. Pax8 Labs, an innovation arm launched in late 2025, is dedicated to developing the infrastructure needed for AI agent deployment. Furthermore, the company is preparing to launch a Managed Intelligence Toolkit in the second quarter of 2026, designed to help its partners orchestrate and manage this new wave of automation across their client base. This will be followed by a full-stack Pax8 Agent Marketplace, a platform for both horizontal and vertical AI agents built on foundational technologies like Microsoft’s Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.

Bridging the AI Gap for Small Business

The strategic focus on AI is a direct response to a seismic shift in the business world. SMBs are racing to adopt AI, with recent studies showing that a majority are already experimenting with or have implemented AI tools. They are motivated by tangible benefits: improved efficiency, significant cost reductions, and the ability to compete with larger enterprises. Projections indicate that by 2027, half of all SMBs will significantly adjust their IT budgets to accommodate AI investments.

However, this enthusiasm is tempered by significant challenges. Most SMBs lack the in-house expertise, financial resources, and high-quality data infrastructure required to build and manage effective AI solutions. This creates a critical adoption gap—a gap that Pax8 aims to fill through its extensive partner channel.

By providing a curated marketplace of AI tools, a robust platform for managing them, and the educational resources to deploy them effectively, Pax8 is positioning itself as the essential bridge between complex AI technology and the practical needs of the SMB market. Moon’s role will be to ensure the technological foundations of this bridge are not only solid but also years ahead of the curve.

Empowering the Channel for an Agentic Future

The ultimate success of Pax8’s strategy hinges on its 47,000+ partners. The company is actively championing a fundamental evolution in the channel, urging MSPs to transform into “Managed Intelligence Providers” (MIPs). This shift involves moving from managing IT infrastructure to managing intelligent, automated business outcomes for clients.

To facilitate this transition, Pax8 is deeply integrating its marketplace with Microsoft's burgeoning AI ecosystem, providing partners with streamlined access to powerful tools. The company has also rolled out a “Managed Intelligence Provider Playbook” and a Transformation Academy to provide the business and technical training partners need to build, price, and deliver these new agentic services.

With Avery Moon at the engineering helm, Pax8 is sending a clear message to its partners and the industry at large: the future of cloud commerce is intelligent, autonomous, and delivered through the channel. His appointment is a calculated move to ensure the company has the leadership and technical prowess to not only participate in the AI revolution but to lead it on behalf of millions of small businesses worldwide.