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Sarah Fern
Chief People Officer, Velocity Global
Sarah leads the People strategy and agenda at Velocity Global. Based in the United Kingdom, she applies two decades of experience to drive employee engagement and career development for the company’s global team. Sarah joins Velocity Global from Saba Software (now part of Cornerstone OnDemand) where she led Human Resources through several major acquisitions, business integrations, and transformations into a public company. During her time there, Sarah was a client of Velocity Global. Sarah holds a MA in European Business, Culture and Languages from Oxford Brookes University, as well as a postgraduate diploma in Human Resources Management with the CIPD. Most recently she earned a Certificate in Executive Coaching with Henley Business School. Sarah offers her time to a number of global organizations through mentorship and allyship. She loves spending time with her husband and two sons and enjoys nature and hiking.