Role at BarkerGilmore
Sarah Sullivan is a Managing Director and Chair of the Women & Diversity Practice at BarkerGilmore. She is focused on building long-standing relationships with senior executives in major public and private organizations nationwide. She excels at understanding the specific needs of her clients and candidates and has a proven track record of recruiting legal and compliance leaders into some of the most influential in-house positions in the country. As one of BarkerGilmore’s most experienced search consultants, Sarah is regularly retained on large, confidential General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer engagements. She also manages niche Senior Counsel and Assistant/Associate General Counsel roles.
Accolades
Sarah established BarkerGilmore’s Women & Diversity Practice in 2008 and is a committed advocate for the advancement of women and minority candidates into senior leadership roles. Understanding the proven correlation between diversity and the bottom-line success of her clients, Sarah spearheads BarkerGilmore’s mission to deliver diverse fields of highly qualified candidates for every search. She is a regular participant in prominent DEI conferences, and her insights have been quoted in several national news publications.
Education
Sarah earned her B.A., cum laude, from Hobart & William Smith College and her J.D. from Syracuse University. She attended the University of Melbourne and the London School of Economics while clerking for an English barrister.
Expertise
Executive Search, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Experience
Sarah’s notable recent placements include the SVP and General Counsel of a highly regarded investment banking organization, the Assistant General Counsel of a well-known international non-profit company, Real Estate Counsel for a major organization within the consumer industry, and Senior Counsel for a public grocery retail company.
Before joining BarkerGilmore, Sarah was an internal search consultant for Fortune 500 energy company PG&E and later joined the human resources office at the University of Rochester.
Industry Experience
Financial, Non-Profit, Higher Education
Sarah's Insights
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