The Veteran Supply Chain Strategist Joins the Company to Accelerate Growth in National Security and Government Markets

Babel Street, a leader in advanced AI, data, and analytics for global information intelligence, today announced the appointment of Arun Sankaran as Executive Vice President, Threat and Vendor Risk Solutions. In this role, Sankaran will lead go-to-market strategy for Babel Street’s expanding suite of supply chain risk management solutions, reinforcing the company’s mission to close the Risk-Confidence Gap across the public sector.

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Veteran supply chain strategist Arun Sankaran has joined Babel Street as Executive Vice President of Threat and Vendor Risk Solutions to accelerate growth in national security and government markets.

A recognized authority in supply chain resilience and national security, Sankaran brings more than two decades of experience in technology, management, and strategy in public sector markets. Sankaran was previously the founder and CEO of 202 Group, a Washington, D.C.-based data analytics company focused on supply chain transparency and risk mitigation for defense and aerospace customers. Under his leadership, 202 Group experienced rapid growth and was successfully acquired by BlueVoyant in 2021. He subsequently led the integration of 202 Group’s platform with BlueVoyant’s cybersecurity offerings for government, advancing unified risk intelligence across cyber and supply chains.

“Arun’s strategic vision and proven track record in delivering transformative supply chain intelligence solutions make him a tremendous asset to our leadership team,” said Babel Street CEO Benji Hutchinson. “As adversarial threats to supply chains grow both in scope and level of sophistication, Arun will help ensure Babel Street remains the trusted partner for government agencies and commercial organizations seeking resilient, secure, and transparent supply chain operations.”

Babel Street’s platform leverages multilingual AI, knowledge graphs, and proprietary risk frameworks to identify threats ranging from foreign ownership and cyber intrusion to geopolitical instability to accelerate vendor vetting and safeguard supply chains.

“Supply chain threats today are not just logistical, they are geopolitically strategic,” said Sankaran. “Babel Street’s unparalleled data access and AI-powered insights uniquely position the company to support U.S. agencies and commercial organizations via comprehensive and continuous supply chain risk visibility. I’m excited to join Babel Street at this pivotal time.”

To learn more about Babel Street’s supply chain and vendor vetting solutions, visit www.babelstreet.com.

About Babel Street

Babel Street empowers organizations to make confident, informed decisions through advanced data and analytics, delivering global information intelligence. Our AI-driven technology supports critical use cases, including investigations, government screening & insider threat, supply chain risk management, AML/KYC, and decision intelligence. Babel Street solutions help defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and commercial organizations close the Risk-Confidence Gap by uncovering threats, reducing risk, and improving strategic decisions. Babel Street is headquartered in the U.S., with an established presence in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and the U.K. For more information, visit babelstreet.com.

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