Trunk Tools CEO Dr. Sarah Buchner Named to the 2026 100 Women in AI List
We are proud to share that Trunk Tools‘ Founder and CEO, Dr. Sarah Buchner, has been named to the 2026 100 Women in AI list in the Founder category, an honor recognizing the women whose work is shaping how the world builds, adopts, and trusts artificial intelligence.
About the 100 Women in AI List
100 Women in AI celebrates the women driving the world forward at the dawn of a new technological age, spanning research, infrastructure, product, entrepreneurship, and investment. Created by Flybridge and XFactor Ventures, the campaign began with a simple observation: while men often dominate the spotlight, women have long been at the heart of AI’s development and are leading its future.
Honorees are selected through a rigorous, human-centered evaluation that scores each nominee across six dimensions — seniority, pedigree, accomplishments, impact, influence, and innovation — weighted to emphasize measurable impact and influence. The list ultimately recognizes the women truly shaping how AI is adopted, understood, and built across industries.
Recognized in the Founder Category for Trunk Tools Leadership
Dr. Buchner was honored for building Trunk Tools into the trusted AI platform for the $13 trillion construction industry, applying AI where few thought to point it: the jobsite. It’s a category she’s uniquely built for, having started as a carpenter in Austria at age 12 and advanced through superintendent and project manager roles before earning a Stanford MBA, an MS in architectural engineering, and a PhD in data science / civil engineering.
Under her leadership, Trunk Tools organizes the 85% of project data that is unstructured, delivers sourced answers in under 30 seconds, and deploys AI agents that automate repetitive workflows and catch issues before they become delays and rework. Today the platform is live on 500+ jobsites with the industry’s leading general contractors — purpose-built construction AI, not a generic chatbot. The recognition reflects the growing impact of practical, field-ready AI in solving construction’s long-standing productivity challenges, and Trunk Tools’ role in leading that shift.
To learn more, read the full 2026 100 Women in AI list and Dr. Sarah Buchner’s profile.