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Sarah Chan

Commander · DISC type D
Founding Account Director at Crustdata (YC F24)
📍 New York, New York, United States

Sarah is the Founding Account Director at Crustdata, specializing in go-to-market strategy. A University of Toronto graduate, she was a top performer at Stripe, where she built the BDR motion from scratch and closed one of the companys top 100 largest deals of all time.

She is passionate about community building and womens empowerment, having founded the non-profit Girlhood Chicago to support womens shelters and other causes. Sarah has lived and worked across six countries, valuing teamwork and leading with curiosity. She also has volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada.

Unique fact: While at Stripe, Sarah successfully closed the largest startup opportunity in the companys history.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Founding Account Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Decisive
Candid & Clear
Risk-Taker

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Go-to-Market Strategy
Her current role is in GTM and she has a proven track record of building sales motions from the ground up at high-growth companies like Stripe.
Women's Empowerment
She founded the non-profit Girlhood Chicago to create inclusive spaces for women and also co-founded the U of T Women's Association in college.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Founding Account Director
Crustdata (YC F24)
9-2025 - 12-2025
Travel
Career Break
4-2024 - 12-2024
Founder (non-profit)
Girlhood Chicago
10-2023 - 8-2025
Account Executive
Stripe
3-2022 - 9-2023
Founding Business Development Representative
Stripe
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor's degree
University of Toronto
2008 - 2017
International Baccalaureate
Dulwich College Beijing
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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