Sarah Petrin

Sarah Dawn Petrin is a Future Security Program Fellow at New America and an accomplished leader with over 25 years of experience leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives across the peacebuilding, humanitarian, and philanthropic sectors. Petrin’s recent portfolio of work includes advising Deloitte on Global Health, advising Pax for Peace on the Protection of Civilians, and building multi-million-dollar revenue pipelines for NGOs. She has served as a Professor of Practice in Peace Operations and Human Security for the U.S. Army War College, Vice President for Impact at the Truman National Security Project, and a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for National Security and Strategy. She is currently a Professor of National Security at the U.S. Air Force Global College and serves on the Board of Directors for the World Affairs Council of Maine.

Fluent in English and French, Petrin holds a Master of Studies in Forced Migration from Oxford University and a BA in International Relations, African Studies, and French from Gordon College in Massachusetts. Her writing has appeared in the Northern New England Review, Hill Rag, New Atlanticist, Portland Press Herald, Psychology Today, Philanthropy Journal, the War Room, and Washington Post.

Sarah is a recognized thought leader and author of Bring Rain: Helping Humanity in Crisis, a guide for aspiring changemakers. She has an impressive track record in donor relations, policy advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. Sarah has secured multimillion-dollar funding streams, built public-private partnerships, and influenced global policy through her work with the United Nations and NATO. As the Founder and former Executive Director of Protect the People, Sarah led a team of consultants that advised and trained multilateral organizations, including the United Nations, NATO, and Joint Task Forces for the U.S. Government.