Allbirds rebrands as Smartbird in AI pivot, hires former AWS executive as CEO
Key takeaways
- The company had said in April it was shifting its focus to offer cloud computing capacity and AI services, leading to a more than five-fold surge in its shares.
- • Carlsten brings AI and quantum computing experience from DCAI, Alphabet spinoff SandboxAQ, and Amazon Web Services, and has advised the World Economic Forum on computing and AI.
- • She will take over from Joe Vernachio, who is resigning from the company.
Allbirds rebrands as Smartbird in AI pivot, hires former AWS executive as CEO A sign on the entrance to the Allbirds flagship store is seen in Manhattan, New York City · Reuters Reuters Wed, June 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM GMT+7 1 min read BIRD SAAQ.PVT June 17 (Reuters) - Allbirds changed its name to Smartbird on Wednesday and appointed former Amazon Web Services executive Nadia Carlsten as president and CEO, cementing the former footwear maker s pivot to an AI infrastructure firm.
The company had said in April it was shifting its focus to offer cloud computing capacity and AI services, leading to a more than five-fold surge in its shares.
• Carlsten brings AI and quantum computing experience from DCAI, Alphabet spinoff SandboxAQ, and Amazon Web Services, and has advised the World Economic Forum on computing and AI.