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Sustainability by Design: How AI driven Collaboration is Rewriting the Rules of Supply Chains
Sustainability by Design: How AI driven Collaboration is Rewriting the Rules of Supply Chains
Authors: Darcy MacClaren & Prathiba David Sullivan For decades, corporate sustainability has been treated as an add-on…
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisI was invited to D.C. for the Semafor World Economy Summit last week. Attendees included half of Congress and Business executives - a room full of people actively shaping what comes next: Ken Griffin (Citadel), Reid Hoffman (Greylock), Jack Clark (Anthropic), the U.S. Secretary of Energy, commerce and treasury secretaries, and CEOs from BCG, Hilton, Levi's, Southwest Airlines, Scale AI, Chevron, Deutsche bank, Metlife, and many more. Here's what I took back to my work: 🧩 AI deployment is now a business execution problem, not a strategy problem. Reid Hoffman's framing is if your team isn't measuring AI-driven output yet, you're already behind the companies in that room. 🧩 Companies that are moving past pilots: Southwest redesigned 50 years of open seating policy using AI simulation. Levi's is rewiring 170 years of wholesale operations to go direct-to-consumer. These aren't AI experiments - they're full GTM re-architecture. 🧩 The government is no longer a passive observer in AI. The AI strategy conversation happening in boardrooms is the same conversation happening in the White House now. 🧩 The macro risks are real, but executives and markets are not paying sufficient attention. LSEG's CEO called it "rational complacency". Ken Griffin's global recession warning if Hormuz stays closed more than six months. The IMF cutting its 2026 outlook. These are the external variables any enterprise GTM plan needs to price in right now. The agentic economy is the growth thesis. The grid, the geopolitics, and the pace of enterprise adoption are the only things that can slow it down. Big room. High stakes. A lot to bring back. #AIStrategy #GTM #CustomerSuccess #AgenticAI #Leadership #Semafor2026
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisI was recently interviewed by an Indian news channel on the Kerala startup ecosystem at Davos 2026. This is not an AI post 🤯 , but another area I've been studying closely: how emerging market founders are quietly building some of the most resilient companies in the world. Where I am in Silicon Valley, many startups are built on cutting-edge technology looking for a market. In Africa or South East Asia, countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Indonesia, and India, the script is flipped. Emerging market founders start with an acute, unavoidable problem such as broken payment rails, unbanked populations, fragmented healthcare access etc. and then build the technology to solve it. They don't get to assume Stripe exists. They often have to become Stripe first. When Grab launched in Southeast Asia, it had to build driver financing, payment infrastructure, and last-mile logistics from scratch. That operational complexity becomes an enormous moat. And because capital is constrained, these founders reach profitability earlier and make every dollar of runway count in ways that would make most venture backed founders uncomfortable. 🎆 What's also remarkable is how intentionally these ecosystems are evolving. India's UPI is one of the greatest public technology achievements of the last decade — a government-built, interoperable payment rail that made fintech genuinely investable at scale. Nigeria's Startup Act (2022) gave startups formal legal standing for the first time. These aren't one-offs but deliberate ecosystem builds that are working. 💡 The lesson for global investors is simple: If you're only deploying capital where the infrastructure is already built, you're arriving after the moat is gone. Founders who've had to build infrastructure, navigate regulatory fragmentation, and reach profitability without a safety net of cheap capital develop a different kind of operational muscle. They're not just building products, they're building systems. The risk profile looks higher on paper, but the companies that survive early-stage emerging markets are often far more durable than their counterparts who scaled fast on borrowed time. 📺 Here is my interview at the 1 minute mark: https://lnkd.in/gceZ6dhF Correction in my title: I am a member of Firstboard IO, a women-on-boards collective, founded by Rita Scroggin. Not the founder - only the awesome Rita Scroggin can get together this amazing group of women 👏
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisThank you SAP for hosting me on the Supply Chain Management Podcast! My brilliant co-speaker Darcy MacClaren and I discussed the latest #AI Technologies and processes that companies can leverage to design sustainable #supply chains that both reduce #Scope 3 emissions and costs. Thank you Richard Howells for hosting us. Look forward to continuing the discussions at #Davos 2026 World Economic Forum!Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisThe Future of Supply Chain Podcast : This week we, together with supply chain leaders Darcy MacClaren and Prathiba David Sullivan, unpack sustainability by design and why now is the moment to act 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebqarJen We discuss: 🔹 How AI, digital twins and unified data models tackle Scope 3 🔹 Breaking down silos and link carbon, cost and capital. 🔹 Discuss real‑world examples from consumer brands, retailers, manufacturers and technology providers 🔹 Show how sustainable supply chains become more resilient, efficient and financially attractive. SAP Supply Chain Management Öykü Ilgar, Sin To, Zoriana Zahordnia #SupplyChain, #Sustainability, #AI, #DigitalTwin
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisHeading to #Davos26 with Firstboard.io® — and proud to be part of a remarkable collective of women technology leaders who are redefining board governance in the age of AI transformation. As someone who specializes in AI for good, I’m especially energized by how this year’s theme — “A Spirit of Dialogue” — aligns with my work: deploying AI to redesign business practices within planetary boundaries. My recent article with Darcy MacClaren explores leveraging AI to design sustainable supply chains explores how we can harness predictive analytics, intelligent logistics, and transparent systems to reduce emissions and build resilient operations that serve both business performance and planetary health. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eNXJRrwN At Davos, these are urgent imperatives. As industries transform, governance must keep pace with innovation, and conversations around responsible AI, inclusive growth, and climate action are central to shaping what comes next. If you’re at #Davos26 and contributing to conversations on governance, AI, or sustainable business practices, let’s connect. Rita Scroggin Meenu Agarwal Avital Arora Paramita Bhattacharya Prathiba David Sullivan Devi Jarschel Laura Langdon Rohinee (Ro) Mohindroo Meghna Kumar Kanika Radhakrishnan Ekta Sahasi Kady Srinivasan Kshama Swamy
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisSupply chain risks aren’t just about disruption anymore — they’re about cost, resilience, and carbon liability. With SB 253 and the EU’s CSRD coming into effect, supply chain organizations are being forced to answer a new question: Can we quantify the trade-offs between cost, emissions, and resilience ? That’s where Sustainability + Gen AI changes the game. In our latest article, Darcy MacClaren and I unpack how Gen AI, AI-powered scenario modeling, and digital twins are turning supply chains into a competitive advantage. What’s inside: ✦ How AI surfaces hidden trade-offs across supply chain risk, costs, and Scope 3 emissions ✦ How predictive analytics + machine learning strengthen supplier selection, multi-tier visibility, and network design ✦ Real-world proof from Walmart, Apple, and Unilever showing how they powered an operating model change 💬 What’s the “hidden cost” in your supply chain you most want AI to help you quantify? #SupplyChainRisks #SupplyChain #GenAI #AI #ScenarioModeling #DigitalTwins #PredictiveAnalytics #MachineLearning #SupplyChainTransformation #Scope3 #Sustainability #SB253 #CSRDSustainability by Design: How AI driven Collaboration is Rewriting the Rules of Supply ChainsSustainability by Design: How AI driven Collaboration is Rewriting the Rules of Supply Chains
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisGoing back to campus at #Stanford GSB is always energizing. But last week was special. I was invited to serve as a judge at the Stanford GSB Executive Challenge — an experience that’s both intense and incredibly inspiring. MBA students are placed in realistic company-crisis scenarios and asked to demonstrate leadership under pressure: navigating people challenges, making tough calls, and charting a path forward in real time. The campus was abuzz at 7.30 am and students, who normally were in hoodies, were all in formal wear. They were excited and nervous at the same time. What struck me most was the thoughtfulness, creativity, and empathy these future leaders brought to each situation. There’s a unique energy on campus that reminds me why I love engaging with the next generation of problem-solvers and changemakers. I was also fortunate to serve alongside fellow judges who are true industry leaders and inventors in their fields. Their perspectives elevated the entire experience — making the discussions more intellectual, more cerebral, and deeply engaging. Honored for the invitation, the conversations, and the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful program.
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Prathiba David Sullivan reposted thisPrathiba David Sullivan reposted thisFirstboard.io® is heading to Davos 2026 and the countdown is on ..🇨🇭 This year's theme—A Spirit of Dialogue—resonates deeply with our mission to bring technology expertise into boardrooms where critical decisions are made. Firstboard.io members who have scaled companies like Salesforce, Google, Wipro, Dropbox, PayPal, Palo Alto Networks, DocuSign, Nokia, Adobe, VMware, Workday, Eightfold, Sitecore, DevRev, SAP, ServiceNow Ventures and many more will be in Davos in January. With breakthroughs in AI and emerging technologies opening new frontiers, the responsibility to deploy them responsibly has never been greater. Boards need leaders who are building the future. Meet us in Davos ! Subha Tatavarti Laura Langdon Devi Jarschel Kanika Radhakrishnan Paramita Bhattacharya Kshama Swamy Devi Jarschel Kady Srinivasan Ekta Sahasi Avital Arora Meghna Punhani Meenu Agarwal Prathiba David Sullivan Rohinee (Ro) Mohindroo Shuchi Rana #WEF26 #Davos2026 #WomenInTech #BoardLeadership #Firstboardio
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared this✨ These are real pictures—not generated by AI 🙂 I hosted a brunch along with Maria Mejia, for women from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. It was a special group of builders, creators and investors. The timing was especially meaningful, as the GSB celebrated its centennial. Over the last wave of technology—social media, dating apps, and other tools that digitized relationships—we saw people becoming more isolated and disconnected. Now, with AI, the risk of reduced human connection only grows more real. That’s why building and nurturing community feels more important than ever. We all need spaces and people we can truly lean on. My hope is that we each make the effort to engage with our communities and create our own “blue zones.” Thank you to those who attended, and I look forward to the next gathering!
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Prathiba David Sullivan shared thisThe ship has sailed - AI is here to stay - and yes, AI is going to drive incredible energy demands. Its time to stop wringing our hands and get excited about what we can do. We can use AI to be one of the most powerful tools for sustainability, if done well. In my own career leading tech, operations, and security teams, I’ve seen how technology, when applied intentionally, doesn’t just solve problems - it reshapes entire systems. That’s exactly what AI can do for sustainable use of resources : 👉 Optimize energy systems and lower consumption. 👉 Help product teams choose lower-carbon materials from day one. 👉 Redesign supply chains in real time to cut costs and emissions. And we’re already seeing it happen—Google's Deepmind reduced the energy required for cooling its data centers, Siemens cut waste in factories, Microsoft slashed trucking emissions—all with AI. For me, the opportunity is clear: instead of just being an energy drain, AI could become the optimization engine of energy and resources. In the comments, I add a few companies working at the intersection of AI and sustainable use of resources - please add to the list!
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Prathiba David Sullivan liked thisPrathiba David Sullivan liked thisI was going to wait until my current trip to Ukraine for Ukraine Friends was over to post, but want to share today's experience. I visited two schools to deliver laptops to students and teachers impacted by the war. While at the first school they showed me damage to their building from a rocket and their basement bomb shelter where the kids can still do classes even during an alert. A picture of their shelter is below, along with a group picture from the visit. I don’t have pictures of the teachers and kids from the second school because right after I arrived we all got an alert (there’s an app we use - you can see the alert below on my phone home screen and the app itself) that something was inbound. So we did the presentation of laptops in that school’s bomb shelter while 400 students did classes in the shelter space around us. Everyone was totally chill. Kids were awesome. I was in awe of how well they handled it all. After the alert ended a friend sent me a short video of the inbound that had triggered the alert. I can't include a video and photos in the same post so can't show you the hit not too far away, but I was able to watch the video of the drone explosion from the shelter- because the shelter has its own wifi…
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Prathiba David Sullivan liked thisPrathiba David Sullivan liked thisVizulingo is raising a $50K Friends & Family investment round via a SAFE Note. Early investors can come in now and convert to equity in the next round. We recently secured a $10K pre-seed grant from Ben Franklin Technology Partners and are preparing to launch pilot programs with workforce training and healthcare partners across Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. This raise will accelerate those pilots, build early traction, and position us for a larger seed round. If you believe in closing the healthcare workforce gap before it starts, I’d love to connect. Feel free to reach out or share this with someone who might be interested. Fox B. Meredith Sossman, Esq., CFRE Prathiba David Sullivan James Gavin Lisa Young, Ph.D. Ben Franklin Technology Partners
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Prathiba David Sullivan liked thisPrathiba David Sullivan liked thisThe only job I could get out of college was as a waiter at Olive Garden. Every law school rejected me. The first four business schools rejected me. After my first year of business school, I didn't get a single on-campus interview. Then I figured it out. In year two, I got every job I interviewed for. McKinsey hired me. Four years later GE made me an executive offer in six weeks. Then Google asked me to be their first SVP of People Operations, where I spent a decade reviewing 30,000,000 resumes and personally interviewing thousands of people. Here's what I learned: hiring is rigged. Not against you — for whoever knows how to play it. Most candidates don't. The ones who do walk into rooms they had no business being in and walk out with offers. I'm spending the next three weeks publishing the entire playbook on LinkedIn. Free. 8 chapters, today and then every Tuesday and Thursday, plus the occasional bonus drop. Today: why hiring is rigged, and how to use that to your advantage. Tomorrow: the only resume formula that works (after personally reviewing 100,000+ resumes). 10 slides. Save it. Send it to someone job-hunting. What's the worst rejection you ever got — and what did it teach you? 👇
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Prathiba David Sullivan liked thisPrathiba David Sullivan liked thisThere is nothing quite like meeting a community on their home turf to understand the "why" behind the trends. Last week’s CISO Sanctuary tour through Germany and Amsterdam was a masterclass in how the security leadership role is maturing globally. Whether in Munich, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, or Amsterdam, it’s clear that the EU market is hitting the same inflection point we see in the US: the CISO role is becoming more technical, more strategic, and more central to the business than ever before. A huge thank you to Joe Sullivan, Anderson Lunsford, and everyone who made the trip so special. Thank you to the amazing leaders who joined us. I’m already counting down to the Fall tour (Berlin, you're next on the list!). Huge shoutout to Paul Moreno and Sean Catlett, thank you for the support in the region and we hope to have you join us on the next visit. #CISO #CyberSecurity #Community #MunichTech #FrankfurtTech #HessenCyber #DusseldorfTech #AmsterdamTech #SiliconCanals #SecurityNL #EUSecurity #ISLF #BreachRx #Costanoaventures #hitchpartners #moderncisosearch
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Prathiba David Sullivan reacted on thisPrathiba David Sullivan reacted on thisI avoid the news about bombardments in Dnipro, my hometown. Almost every time they happen around the streets connected to my family, my childhood. During 20 hours on Saturday Dnipro lived through several waves of airstrikes, leaving 47 people injured and six killed. From the panoramic images I saw it was happening there: near my school, near my family home. And didn't look further. Yesterday night on the video that I cound't help watching until the end, I recognised the fully destroyed set of apartment buildings located 30-50 meters away from my mom's office. I asked her not to tell me what has happaned to her building. I don't want to know. At least until the next time I come to my city. Regardless of how this type of avoidance is classified in psychology, there is no psyche that can comprehend the war. Even more so when it lasts for the 5th year, for 13th year... And you witness pieces of your life burning. #Ukraine
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Prathiba David Sullivan liked thisPrathiba David Sullivan liked thisReading a recent outlook on oil & gas decarbonization from DNV, one thing stood out: The industry is getting very good at measuring, reporting, and verifying emissions. But that’s not the same as building systems that can be trusted. Most decarbonization efforts today still operate after the fact: - measure what happened - report it - verify it And then try to build trust on top. The report makes a strong case for scaling technologies like CCUS, hydrogen, electrification, and methane reduction to lower emissions intensity while maintaining production trends. All necessary. But it also highlights a deeper gap that isn’t being addressed directly. Trust is still external to the system. We rely on certification, audits, and institutional credibility to validate outcomes, rather than designing systems where: - rules are embedded - constraints are embedded directly into governed records - and data is inherently auditable If energy transition markets are going to scale, whether that’s low-carbon fuels, hydrogen, or differentiated gas, we need to move beyond verification as a service and start building infrastructure systems where trust is enforced by design.
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Prathiba David Sullivan liked thisPrathiba David Sullivan liked thisHad a blast working from our NY office today, meeting clients + friends, and celebrating our GPT-5.5 launch! 🚀
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