As a founder of the firm, Sara has a long track record in leading an executive search practice of her own as well as managing a firm with a strong reputation for client and candidate respect, service and quality. Her functional search expertise is in general management, marketing, sales, design, R&D, and finance for senior leadership positions with global clients throughout the United States. Those positions have been in a wide variety of industries from consumer products and healthcare to digital technology and financial services.

In addition to conducting executive search services, Sara also works in partnership with her clients. She led the development of a New Leader Assimilation program, which has been adopted by many of the firm’s clients and candidates. She has also been very active in assisting clients with implementing successful diversity recruiting programs. And more recently she has been working with her colleagues to better understand the definition and measurement around culture and fit between a client organization and candidates.

Prior to founding the firm, Sara worked in marketing and new product innovation. For a telecommunications joint venture between IBM and Sears, she directed new product development and acquisitions and introduced early forays into the electronic commerce industry. At Discover Card, she led a brand management team developing and launching fee based services and electronic banking. And at First Chicago, she held a variety of positions in strategic planning, product development, and marketing for retail and global commercial businesses.

Sara received her undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and her MBA from the University of Chicago.