Sally Lehnhardt

Chief Information and Technology Officer

Sally Lehnhardt
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Sally Lehnhardt is Conservation International’s Chief Information and Technology Officer.

Before taking this leadership role, Sally served as head of the office of the CIO at Nestle USA. She has held many high impact, strategic IT leadership roles, including chief information officer at the IT services and consulting company Peak Technologies. Her diverse range of experiences extend across all aspects of technology and in various industries — including automotive, government, telecommunications, high tech, private equity and manufacturing. Her expertise encompasses leading digital transformation, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet-of-things.

Sally has had significant international experience leading teams across six continents and has lived in Europe and Africa. She is currently on the board of directors at Horses and Humans Research Foundation, where her six-year term will end this year. She will remain as a finance committee member.

Sally received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Montana State University and her Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Data Analytics from Louisiana State University, Shreveport.

Before taking this leadership role, Sally served as head of the office of the CIO at Nestle USA. She has held many high impact, strategic IT leadership roles, including chief information officer at the IT services and consulting company Peak Technologies. Her diverse range of experiences extend across all aspects of technology and in various industries — including automotive, government, telecommunications, high tech, private equity and manufacturing. Her expertise encompasses leading digital transformation, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet-of-things.

Sally has had significant international experience leading teams across six continents and has lived in Europe and Africa. She is currently on the board of directors at Horses and Humans Research Foundation, where her six-year term will end this year. She will remain as a finance committee member.

Sally received her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Montana State University and her Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Data Analytics from Louisiana State University, Shreveport.