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Sarah Sandler
Sarah Sandler is the executive director of business and program development at the Milken Institute and oversees fundraising strategies across Institute events and programs. She fosters strategic partnerships and develops programs to engage the Institute's top supporters from around the world, including financial institutions, multi-national corporations, leaders in heath, foundations, and philanthropists to design and implement market-based solutions to global challenges. Since joining the Institute over a decade ago, Sandler has been responsible for the growth of such programs as the Milken Institute Associates, a powerful group of global leaders representing a broad range of industries, the Institute's Family Program for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and programmatic fundraising for our research centers. She has launched new strategic markets for the Milken Institute in Singapore and New York and continues to manage teams and engagement globally. Sandler began her career in entertainment marketing and advertising at Focus Features and Landmark Theatres, where she managed national print and online campaigns.