Sara Straubel

Biography

Dr. Sara Straubel is a Senior Program Officer at The Ahmanson Foundation where she oversees a grantmaking portfolio in arts and humanities, education, healthcare, and human services. She also represents the Foundation in its strategic collaborations, including serving in leadership roles for the LA Arts Recovery Fund, LA Partnership for Early Childhood Investment, and the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative. Prior to this, Sara was as a Research Assistant at Project Zero, an educational research center at Harvard University.  Her professional experience also includes fundraising and communications in the nonprofit sector. Sara received a Doctorate in Policy, Planning, and Development from the University of Southern California, where her research explored the extent of implicit racial bias in philanthropy.  She has a Master’s in Education from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts from Ithaca College.  Sara is also an adjunct professor at the Price School of Public Policy in the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at the University of Southern California.