Supply chain and operations executive. I build supply networks that hold up under pressure, and AI governance that holds up in an audit.

Donna J. Broussard is a supply chain and operations executive with 30+ years leading end-to-end operations at scale, from Fortune 500 manufacturing (John Deere, Halliburton, Beaird) to defense technology and federal programs. As Director of Supply Chain Risk and Intelligence at Leidos, she directed 75+ CFIUS and FOCI risk assessments across $500B+ in foreign investment. Today she is an independent consultant with Section 2, where she helps train LLMs to identify supply chain anomalies in illicit finance and money laundering, and recently pioneered AI-driven decision support under strict Human-in-the-Loop governance. She holds a PhD in Organization and Management, is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and publishes The Mission-Ready Supply Chain, a monthly newsletter on investment risk, sub-tier visibility, and AI governance.
PhD, Organization and Management; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Florida Technical Institute (2002); Six Sigma Black Belt, US Army (2007); LOGTECH Advanced, Institute for Defense and Business (May 2021).
Executive advisory on supply chain risk and intelligence, sub-tier visibility, and AI governance, including Human-in-the-Loop design for AI-assisted decisions.
Executive training through Section 2 Academy on supply chain intelligence and trade-based money laundering defense.
The Mission-Ready Supply Chain, a monthly newsletter with practical intelligence for supply chain leaders. Recent editions cover foreign ownership screening and Human-in-the-Loop AI governance that holds up in an audit. Link: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7522821367763947520/ Featured editions: “Four Screening Questions Every Supply Chain Leader Should Ask About Foreign Ownership” and “Human-in-the-Loop AI Governance That Holds Up in an Audit.”
469-337-1845 | donnajbroussard@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/donnajbroussard. View the executive portfolio
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