Sarah Swanson serves as the Executive Director of the Dalberg Trust, where she leads efforts to strengthen and protect Dalberg’s brand, mission, and values alignment across the Dalberg entities.

Prior to this role, Sarah served as Deputy Director of the Dalberg Trust and before that as Chief of Staff and Head of HR and Operations at Dalberg Media, where she oversaw internal operations, organizational strategy, and leadership development.

Before joining Dalberg, Sarah was a director at a global development consulting firm, managing behavioural science projects across the Global South while based in Nairobi, Kenya. Earlier in her career, she worked within the Danish municipal government, designing and evaluating community health initiatives.

Sarah holds an MA in African Studies (Anthropology) from SOAS University of London and a BA in History and Politics from the University of Oxford.