Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
Jun 8, 2026 · 32 min · 14 segments
How do you apply AI to one of the world’s most perishable supply chains? In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Sankar Chinnathambi, CIO of Driscoll’s, the world’s largest berry…
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Sankar ChinnathambiGuest
Peter HighHost
We are growing, and we cannot have a clone of our agronomist in all the places.
How can we provide a digital agronomist for the growers? So that way when they run into an issue, they can use the digital AI to see that, "Okay, now I ran into an issue.
Sankar is the chief information officer of Driscoll's, the world's largest berry company, with operations spanning more than 30 growing regions and distribution across roughly 60 countries.
Driscoll's is estimated to control approximately one third of the US berry market, and is known globally for its strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
Sankar has been with Driscoll's for more than eight years, and has served as CIO for nearly two and a half of those years.
During that time, he's helped accelerate the company's technology modernization efforts, including enterprise platform transformation, AI enablement, and real-time supply chain visibility initiatives.
Prior to Driscoll's, Sankar held leadership roles in consulting and at Herbalife, bringing deep experience in digital transformation and enterprise technology strategy.
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We are growing, and we cannot have a clone of our agronomist in all the places.
How can we provide a digital agronomist for the growers? So that way when they run into an issue, they can use the digital AI to see that, "Okay, now I ran into an issue.
Sankar is the chief information officer of Driscoll's, the world's largest berry company, with operations spanning more than 30 growing regions and distribution across roughly 60 countries.
Driscoll's is estimated to control approximately one third of the US berry market, and is known globally for its strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
Sankar has been with Driscoll's for more than eight years, and has served as CIO for nearly two and a half of those years.
During that time, he's helped accelerate the company's technology modernization efforts, including enterprise platform transformation, AI enablement, and real-time supply chain visibility initiatives.
Prior to Driscoll's, Sankar held leadership roles in consulting and at Herbalife, bringing deep experience in digital transformation and enterprise technology strategy.