Sara has more than 10 years of experience working with emerging growth companies, in both advisory and ‘hands-on’ operational roles, helping founders and management teams with executing growth priorities, raising capital, M&A and other strategic initiatives.
Prior to joining Five V, she was part of the corporate finance team at Wilsons Advisory, assisting mid-market companies with accessing growth capital, and before this was in corporate development at non-bank lender, Plenti, during a high-growth period in which the company went from a scale-up to listing on the ASX. Sara has also held roles at Greenstone Partners and CBA’s Institutional Bank. Sara is passionate about working with innovative, mission-driven companies and teams, and helping them navigate the challenges that come with building scale.
Sara has a Bachelor of Actuarial Studies and Bachelor of Economics from the Australian National University.