2023 Food Waste Solutions Summit

Suzanne began her career at Accenture consulting for Fortune 100 companies. She joined Albertsons in 2001, leading the company’s Lean Six Sigma program – this first of its kind in the food and drug industry. In 2008 she became the Retail Practice Leader for the consulting firm SSA & Company, directing engagements with clients such as Kroger, Harris Teeter, Staples and Office Depot. 

Suzanne joined the “new” Albertsons Companies in 2012, leading five major acquisitions/integrations that grew the company to the nation’s second largest food and drug retailer. In 2017 she was additionally given the assignment of delivering $500M in cost savings over a three-year timeframe. Suzanne became Group Vice President, Strategic Sourcing and ESG/Sustainability in 2020. She now serves as the company’s first Chief Sustainability and Transformation Officer, responsible for driving both the company’s ESG strategy and a variety of enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.

Suzanne graduated from Duke with honors. She serves on three non-profit boards is on the Advisory Boards for the EDGE program at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and The NEST Climate Campus.