Sarah Hirsch

Sarah Hirsch is an economic and financial policy expert and former diplomat.  Since 2010, Sarah has advised senior public and private sector officials, including heads of state.  Her areas of expertise include international economic policy, economic development, capital markets, and monetary policy.

Most recently, Sarah worked in Global Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank of America Securities, where she served as a liaison to the global policymaking community.

Sarah joined Bank of America after seven years at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she served, most recently, as senior advisor to the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance.  Prior to this role, Sarah served as senior advisor and chief of staff to the Under Secretary for International Affairs, the top financial diplomat for the United States. From 2014 to 2016, Sarah represented the United States as an advisor and Alternate U.S. Executive Director at the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.  In this role, she facilitated the approval of $12 billion in development finance to countries throughout Africa.  For her service at Treasury, Sarah was awarded the Secretary’s Exceptional Service Award.

Sarah received her BA in International Affairs and Economics from the George Washington University, where she graduated summa cum laude.  She received an MS in Finance from Johns Hopkins University.