Prachi Sukhatankar
Vice President, Climate and Infrastructure, Booz Allen Hamilton
Prachi Sukhatankar is driven by a strong passion for designing and implementing climate adaptation and resilience solutions. She possesses a profound understanding of the world’s challenges and an intrapreneurial mindset, constantly seeking the best pathways for climate action.
With extensive experience in technology, strategy and cross-functional leadership, Sukhatankar successfully activated Booz Allen’s climate business unit. Leveraging the company’s capabilities in AI/ML, digital, cloud, cyber and deep tech, she and her team developed new solutions, formed key partnerships and promoted cross-agency collaboration. Their ultimate goal is to provide federal agencies with powerful climate intelligence to drive climate resilience efforts.
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For Sukhatankar, resilience entails fostering flexible and interdisciplinary collaborations that effectively address intricate challenges. In 2023, she and her team will continue to serve key customers – including EPA, NOAA, FEMA, DOE, DOI and others – accelerate new solutions to market, enhance scientific capabilities and drive growth into new market segments. She sees the interplay between science and technology as crucial to impactful climate solutions.
“We are poised to infuse the science into operations through our in-depth understanding of technology, business, policy, human behavior and our demonstrated ability to make the wheels of government turn,” Sukhatankar said.