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Akshay Birla Makes a Career of Asking What Happens Next
From an economics classroom to healthcare technology, a curious interview podcast and the operational edge of emergency management, Akshay Birla has built his career around a deceptively practical question: how do people coordinate when the stakes rise?
Jenna Wells
Jenna Wells is the Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Supply Wisdom, a real-time risk intelligence platform based in New York. A former U.S. Marine Corps signals intelligence officer and Purdue University graduate, she spent nearly two decades in intelligence and third-party risk management, including leadership roles at Wellington Management and Iron Mountain, before joining Supply Wisdom. She rose through the company from Head of Customer Experience to Head of Product to Chief Operating Officer, and was named CEO in June 2025 alongside a $14 million Series B funding round led by Jurassic Capital. Notably, she used the Supply Wisdom platform as a customer before joining the team that builds it.