Startup and technology specialist, Sara’s expertise lies in private company transactions and growth strategies. She is currently advising family-offices and financial institutions on private technology investments. Previously, as investment manager at Leap Ventures (a venture capital firm investing in Europe and the Middle East), she oversaw the entire investment process of two funds and worked directly on 16 investment transactions from deal sourcing to portfolio management. Prior to that, Sara worked as associate director at Endeavor, where she handled the selection and services program for high-impact businesses, and managed a portfolio of 11 companies with aggregate revenues of US$ 65M. Sara started her career in financial and economic consultancy for both private as well as public institutions. Sara holds a BS in Economics from the American University of Beirut, a Master of International Affairs from SciencesPo Paris (Institut d’Etudes Poliques de Paris), and a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.