I grew up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, and saw first-hand how visionary entrepreneurs–both for-profit and nonprofit–play a pivotal role in revitalizing communities. I’m energized every day by a new generation of leaders committed to using financial technology to improve people’s lives.
Sarah is inspired by purpose-driven entrepreneurs tackling meaningful financial health challenges for US families. She is a Venture Partner on the US investment team at Flourish, where she sources, executes, and manages investments that improve financial health and create economic opportunity for American households.
Previously, Sarah was a principal for investments at Omidyar Network. Before that, she was a manager at McKinsey & Company, where she led strategy and corporate finance engagements across the private, public, and social sectors. She was previously a consultant at APCO Worldwide in Beijing, China, where she advised multinationals on investment and regulatory affairs. Sarah began her career as a Princeton in Asia Fellow at Dalian University of Technology.
A Kauffman Fellow, Class 25, Sarah was named a 40 under 40 Rising Star by VC Journal. Sarah holds a MBA degree in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MA degree in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a BA degree in History from Yale University, where she graduated magna cum laude. Sarah speaks English, Spanish, and Mandarin.
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