Sarah Buchner, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Trunk Tools

Keynote Speaker & Moderator

Dr. Sarah Buchner is the founder & CEO of Trunk Tools, a construction technology startup that exploded on the scene in 2023 with the launch of two products. TrunkText is a game-changing, patent-pending, text message-based AI tool designed to transform the way construction professionals access critical project information. TrunkPerform is a tool that improves project time, budget and safety outcomes by incentivizing workers to complete project goals.

With deep roots in construction, Dr. Buchner spent her young life as a carpenter in her native Austriaa, advancing through various roles, including superintendent, and project manager of increasingly large and complex construction projects. She led the BIM efforts on the first ever as-built BIM project in Europe (a €300 million construction site). During this time, Dr. Buchner developed a health and safety app, which kick-started her career in applied construction technology.

Dr. Buchner is an ENR California Top Young Professionals award winner and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. She has earned several graduate degrees in conjunction with her full-time construction career, including an MS in civil engineering, a Ph.D. in data science / civil engineering (with a focus on applying data science and AI in construction), and an MBA from Stanford.