board member/ advisor
SARAH CHEN IS A SOUGHT-AFTER BOARD MEMBER, ADVISOR AND INFLUENCER ON GLOBAL ISSUES INCLUDING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP, VENTURE CAPITAL, AND GENDER LENS INVESTING
Her expertise:
Building global brands and movements
Venture capital: closing the gender venture investment gap, by starting at your firm
Tapping the unrealized potential of the women market
Fundraising strategy
How generations are shaping the future of work: millennials & Gen Z
lean in malaysia
Asia Women is a non-profit establishment that harnesses the power of leadership and community to embolden women to achieve their full potential. Independently driven, AW powers the Lean In Malaysia & Asia brand, part of the LeanIn.Org network of 33,000+ circles. In Jan 2016, I was appointed Regional Leader by Sheryl Sandberg, in which I launched #leaninasia. Currently, I am a Director of the Board and am not involved in day-to-day operations, which is lead by a great team of women and men!
AW’s programmes are developed to address two key issues in Asia:
- The declining pipeline of women progressing into senior management
- High drop- out rates in the workforce
achievement snapshots
Champion of D& I: Looked to as 'the voice of credibility for women issues in Malaysia' by top corporates, government agencies - supported by top names from Google, Nestle, MaGIC, MDEC, foreign govs.
Focused delivery: Tangible results via curated signature accelerator programs et al. with “career-break” women returning to the workforce, women advancing in their careers and starting new companies and movements.
131 & counting
Backed by Holland & Knight, Bloomberg Government, in a joint initiative with Women Impacting Public Policy, Women in Government Relations, the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and Young Government Leaders, 131 & counting is a bipartisan effort to fete the unprecedented number of women serving in the House and Senate, to encourage more women to run for office. 131 & Counting aims to support the growing number of women lawmakers and their staff by bringing together public policy professionals and female leaders to ensure women are an essential part of our democracy.
As a Board Member, she is never afraid to roll up her sleeves, and she plays the “devil’s advocate” in asking the hard questions on:
Governance: Without a diverse team or workforce, she believes firms run real risks in their business
Scale: Work worth doing needs to be done at scale – she opens doors and catalyzes opportunities for partnerships through her work
Impact: Work worth doing must create real value and impact – she brings strategic thinking to help firms and companies truly drive results