Sarah Henry is President of the Global Center for Gender Equality. As founding Executive Director, she was employee number one and has built a world class team and vision focused on addressing root causes of inequality.
Since, 2015 Sarah has served as a Senior Strategy Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on how best to incorporate a gender equality perspective across the foundation.
Sarah has more than 20 years of experience focused on the intersection of development, gender equality, partnerships, global health, organizational strategy and impact. She has a passion for building organizations that live their values inside and out.
She lives in Seattle with her three children, dog and two cats, which she lovingly refers to as her zoo.