EY ’ s Sai Yadati , Principal of Advanced Manufacturing , leads sustainability initiatives across the business using AI to reduce waste and increase ESG
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EY ’ s Sai Yadati , Principal of Advanced Manufacturing , leads sustainability initiatives across the business using AI to reduce waste and increase ESG
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SAI YADATI PRINCIPAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND MOBILITY EY
Y ’ s Sai Yadati , Principal of Advanced Manufacturing and Mobility Sector , as well as Sustainability Leader , has more than 27 years of experience in manufacturing management consulting — which is why he came to work at EY . “ I ’ ve been in consulting for years , working across manufacturing , finance and accounting ,” explains Yadati . “ When I came to EY in 2021 , I was looking to do more interesting things .”
Fluent in English , Hindi and Telugu , Yadati has studied widely . He completed his Bachelor of Engineering in electrical engineering at Osmania University in Andhra Pradesh , India , 1988-1992 and then went on to secure his Masters Degree in Computer Engineering at Wayne State University in Detroit in 1994 . Yadati then started working at Ford Motor Company for eleven years , followed by working at IBM for the next 15 years . Yadati landed at Ernst & Young LLP , more commonly known as EY , to uplift ESG and make the changes he wanted to see .
“ I moved to EY for the changes — to do something about sustainability more broadly and to look at how we as leaders can think more strategically to help our clients achieve their ESG goals . Five years from now , I want to look back and know I made an impact .” EY was founded in London , England , in 1989 , offering services across consulting , law , tax and transactions . The company now
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