Sarah Farooq

Sarah is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Orenda, and brings over 10 years of experience in start-ups, multilateral and non-profit organizations in areas including education, sanitation, women empowerment, and microfinance. Previously she led the setup of Generation: You Employed (GYE), a non-profit founded by McKinsey in 2014 in Pakistan. Before GYE, she has worked at Amal Academy, UN Women, UN Global Compact in New York, and Sanergy in Kenya. Sarah is passionate about start-ups, entrepreneurship and creating positive impact in society. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Lahore University of Management Sciences, and a master’s in International Political Economy and Development from Fordham University, New York as a Fulbright scholar.