Sarah Edwards

Sarah is a Senior Investment Director at Cambridge Associates.

Sarah conducts manager research through the lens of impact and ESG. Since joining the firm in 2017, her focus has spanned asset classes and impact themes. She has leveraged this research to support clients in activating impact and environmental, social, and governance considerations in portfolios.

Sarah has over 13 years of diverse experience in the nonprofit and private sectors. She began her career advancing women’s political and economic empowerment in western Africa. She then spent four years with Conservation International in Washington DC leveraging climate change science to influence global policy. This work prompted her graduate studies at Duke University, where she focused on the link between corporate strategy, environmental and social performance, and impact investing.

Prior to joining Cambridge Associates, Sarah worked for management consulting firm Partners in Performance on operational improvement initiatives for industrial clients around the world. Sarah brings a unique blend of perspectives in environmental management and business strategy and operations to the Sustainable and Impact Investing Group, and balances client engagement with in-depth manager research

Sarah received her MBA from the Fuqua School of Business and her Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University. She received her BA from Bates College.