- Hometown: Ithaca, NY
- Education: Cornell University- BS in Industrial & Labor Relations
Biography
Sarah Brown graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations. Following graduation, Sarah joined Citigroup’s HR Management Associate Program as one of the few undergraduates admitted to the leadership development program since inception. During this time, she gained experience in its diverse businesses. After one year with the Fixed Income HR Generalist team, Sarah moved to the Consumer Bank, applying her organizational re-design capabilities to the Decision Management group and talent development skills to several international businesses. She then moved to Singapore to work on a $20 million strategic project for the Asia-Pacific Consumer Bank. This included market analysis and benchmarking to develop an innovative compensation strategy and framework to support high-growth in 12 countries. Returning to the US, she was promoted to Vice President and moved to Maryland, where she developed employee relations and negotiation skills. Her experience exemplifies the balance of strategy and execution. During Sarah’s 2008 summer internship at Macquarie Capital Advisors, she worked with the property capital advisory team on several acquisition deals involving the hotel, industrial and residential sectors ranging from $400 million to over $1.5 billion. Sarah is pleased to return to her hometown of Ithaca and enjoys spending time on the lake, swimming in the gorges and Big Red Hockey in the winter. She is an avid global traveler who enjoys learning about other cultures around the world. Sarah will graduate with both an MPS in Real Estate and an MBA from the Johnson Graduate School of Management in May of 2010.