Sarah Pierson

Sarah Pierson is the Vice President of Development at Upstream USA. She is a senior nonprofit leader with nearly two decades of experience in development, strategy and operations. Sarah started her development career at her alma mater, Brown University, leading three record-breaking 50th reunion fundraising campaigns at her alma mater and engaging major donors in the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. From there, she led the corporate and foundation relations team at Boston College, working with academic leaders to secure funding for centers, programs and research.