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Sarah is a lawyer, senior sport governance specialist and football executive with a proven track record of nearly 15 years of experience driving impact across global football — national federations, European clubs and international governing bodies such as FIFA and CAF.
She has played a central role in strengthening governance systems, reforming regulatory frameworks, and supporting football stakeholders before their governmental authorities. Her work spans conflict resolution through arbitration and mediation, regulatory compliance, contractual negotiations, membership development, stakeholder management, and leadership of strategic projects that elevate organisational transformation and representation within the game. She is recognised for championing institutional relations based on ethical leadership, building collaboration across continents, and shaping modern governance practices in football.
Throughout her career, Sarah has been recognised as a dot connector with a growth mindset. Having lived and worked in Switzerland, Egypt, China PR, France and Luxembourg, Sarah thrives in multicultural environments.
Sarah is regularly invited around the world as a keynote speaker at sport business conferences and sport academic programmes. She is also a mentor to young women aspiring to break into the football industry.