SARA ROSZAK

• Senior executive responsible for the vision, strategy, and performance of a national health philanthropy advancing equity, systems change, and public health innovation.
• Set and executed the all-up philanthropic strategy for an organization with $10M in net assets, aligning grantmaking, research investments, partnerships, and fundraising with long-term impact goals.
• Designed and scaled a $13M research and innovation portfolio, producing 40 peer-reviewed publications and strengthening national infrastructure across pharmacy, public health, and community-based care.
• Built and sustained a broad philanthropic and operating ecosystem of funders, federal agencies, academic institutions, nonprofits, and private-sector partners to advance shared outcomes and crowd in additional resources.
• Served as principal strategic advisor to the Board of Directors, supporting governance, capital allocation decisions, organizational strategy, and risk management.
• Rebuilt operating models, performance management, and cross-organizational ways of working to increase effectiveness, accountability, and learning.
• Recruited, led, and developed staff across foundation and association roles, fostering a culture of equity, belonging, and continuous growth.

• Executive leader responsible for strategy, policy, partnerships, and platform development across national health priorities.
• Set strategic direction for health and wellness initiatives, leading a team of 8 and managing a $3.8M annual budget.
• Conceived and launched Nourish My Health, an award-winning national platform uniting 8 major partners and activating 25,000 pharmacy sites to advance public education and health equity.
• Advised Boards and executive leadership on emerging trends, risks, and opportunities across philanthropy, policy, and care delivery systems.
• Built durable alliances with regulators, nonprofit leaders, industry executives, and community stakeholders across diverse perspectives.
• Championed experimentation, learning, and cross-team collaboration; integrated policy, communications, legal, and operational functions to amplify impact.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Clinical Education

• Teach and mentor graduate students in public health leadership, policy, and systems thinking.
• Collaborate with faculty on research and field-building initiatives.

• Progressively promoted leader with expanding responsibility for strategy, grantmaking, partnerships, and team leadership.
• Promoted three times in four years, reflecting sustained performance and leadership growth.
• Led CDC-funded grant portfolios totaling $1M, including pandemic preparedness and response initiatives.
• Managed cross-functional teams, contractors, and external partners from project inception through execution and evaluation.
• Built partnerships with federal agencies, public health organizations, and private-sector stakeholders.
• Synthesized complex policy, research, and financial information to support executive and Board decision-making.
• Strengthened systems, processes, and operating models to improve portfolio oversight, compliance, and organizational learning.

• Managed federally funded public health preparedness initiatives.
• Coordinated multi-stakeholder projects, grant reporting, and performance monitoring.