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Sarah Smith

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Senior Manager of Innovation and Partnerships at VentureFuel
📍 Portland, Maine, United States

Sarah is a strategic thinker who builds innovation partnerships at VentureFuel, connecting high-growth startups with enterprises like Comcast NBCUniversal. With a background at EYs wavespace™, she excels in scaling programs focused on corporate innovation and ecosystem development. Sarah is a graduate of Georgetown University and holds a certification in human-centered design.

Passionate about creating local impact, Sarah is a community organizer and a board member for Startup Maine. Her experience includes scaling Charlottes innovation ecosystem as a Venture For America Fellow. This drive for community building is a consistent thread throughout her career and volunteer activities.

Unique fact: Sarah previously worked as a cheesemonger, educating customers on over 80 different types of artisanal cheeses from around the world.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager of Innovation and Partnerships
Location
Portland, Maine, United States
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

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Upfront
ROI Conscious

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Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

Startup Ecosystems
Her career shows a deep commitment to fostering local innovation, from scaling Charlotte's ecosystem to her current board role at Startup Maine.
Corporate Innovation
She specializes in connecting corporations with startups to pilot new technologies and solutions, a core function of her roles at VentureFuel and EY.
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Career

Work history

10-2024 - 10-2025
Senior Manager of Innovation and Partnerships
VentureFuel
7-2023 - 10-2024
Manager of Innovation & Partnerships
VentureFuel
9-2022 - 7-2023
Cheesemonger
The Cheese Shop of Portland
10-2020 - 1-2022
Manager - Innovation, Strategy & Community Engagement at EY wavespace™
EY
10-2018 - 10-2020
Senior Consultant - Innovation, Strategy & Community Engagement at EY wavespace™
EY
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Education
2012 - 2016
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Georgetown University
2008 - 2012
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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