Suzanne Long

Albertsons - Chief Sustainability & Transformation Officer

Suzanne Long began her career at Accenture leading process improvement, change management, and IT integration projects for Fortune 100 companies. She joined Albertsons in 2001, and in 2003 was asked to develop and lead the company’s Lean Six Sigma program – this first of its kind in the food and drug industry. In 2008 she left Albertsons (then SuperValu) to become the Retail Practice Leader for SSA & Company, a New York-based consulting firm, directing and overseeing engagements with clients such as Kroger, Harris Teeter, Staples and Office Depot.

Suzanne joined Albertsons Companies in 2012, and over the following 6 years led the integrations of SuperValu, Safeway, A&P, United and Haggen, including the conversion of all corporate functions, ~1000 stores, 10 distribution centers, and 13 division offices as Group Vice President of Business Improvement. 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 in January of 2020, where she was responsible for optimizing ~$13B in annual spend (~$6B of opex, ~$1B of capex, and ~$6B of direct Own Brands goods) to deliver $300M+ in savings over three years. That same year she was also asked to lead the development of the company’s ESG strategy and capabilities. She currently serves as Chief Sustainability and Transformation Officer, responsible for driving both the company’s ESG strategy and the numerous enterprise-wide large scale change initiatives.

Suzanne graduated with honors from Duke University with majors in both History and Art History and a minor in Women’s Studies. She serves on two nonprofit boards, is the chair of Duke’s Career and Professional Development Committee for its Northwest Alumni chapter, and is a member of the EDGE Advisory Council at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business.