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Susan Uthayakumar discusses her role in global sustainability at Prologis and the company's innovative approaches to decarbonizing logistics real estate.

In this episode of Meet the Visionaries , MIT/CRE student Monisha Nasa sits down with Susan Uthayakumar, Chief Energy and Sustainability Officer at Prologis, one of the world’s largest logistics real estate company. Susan shares her career journey leading to her role in global sustainability at Prologis. She outlines how Prologis is transforming logistics real estate through sustainable design, on‑site energy generation, fleet electrification, and data‑driven emissions management. Susan discusses the challenges and opportunities of decarbonizing Scope 3 emissions, the impact of AI-driven energy demand, and the company’s approach to microgrids, modular data centers, and emerging technologies like modular nuclear. Offering an optimistic view of the future, she emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and purpose-driven work. Susan encourages students and industry leaders to take risks, experiment boldly, and care deeply about the problems they choose to solve. Interview by: Monisha Nasa / MSRED 2026 Director: Denise DeLorey Production: Lacey Cochran Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-july/dance-with-me License code: KQAWWN4CWQXDF01E Learn more…

People in this episode

Host: Monisha Nasa

Guest: Susan Uthayakumar

Topics covered

• sustainability
• logistics
• decarbonization
• energy generation
• AI
• innovation

Keywords

• sustainability
• logistics
• decarbonization
• energy
• AI
• microgrids
• modular nuclear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Prologis, MIT Center for Real Estate

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