Sarah Dunn Phillips

Sarah’s passion is helping organizations create an environment where people can thrive and achieve their aspirations. She currently leads engagement for Duke University’s Global Health Innovation Center and Innovations in Healthcare working together with enterprises to achieve growth through fostering creative partnerships with investors, global funders, industry leading corporations and NGOs. Prior to this role, Sarah served as a Senior Technical Manager for Creative Associates International’s Economic Growth Division where she provided management and advisory services to the United States Agency for International Development, The Millennium Challenge Corporation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and private sector donors on international evidence-based health, education, and economic growth programs. During this time, Sarah founded and served as CEO of Activate, LLC which collaborates with global corporations and NGOs to build public-private partnerships, launch business development strategies, and implement operational restructuring in a variety of countries.