Yashi Shrestha is the Co-Founder and Head of Science & Sustainability at Novi Connect, the technology platform powering brand growth in AI commerce. Novi enables major retailers and brands to make accurate, verified sustainability and safety claims by connecting directly with trusted data sources, from certification bodies to ingredient-level intelligence. Through Novi, Yashi works with a wide range of partners across the consumer goods ecosystem, including leading retailers such as Ulta Beauty, Target, Sephora, and Grove Collaborative, and certification bodies like Cradle to Cradle, ClimeCo, ClimatePartner, and Carbon Trust, among many others. Her work advances a shared infrastructure that ensures transparency, consistency, and shopper trust at every point in the digital shelf. Yashi has been recognized by Inc.’s Female Founders 500, HuffPost, and GreenBiz’s 30 Under 30. She lives in Los Angeles, where she continues to champion transparent, science-led innovation across consumer goods.