Sarah Ducich

Sarah Ducich serves as senior vice president for public policy and government relations for Navient. In that role, she is responsible for the development and advancement of the company's legislative and policy goals. Sarah has built a data-driven approach to addressing complex issues and advocating for policy recommendations that support student loan borrower success and add value for government and other clients. She promoted greater transparency in political activity, earning Navient "most improved" and "trendsetter" ratings under the CPA-Zicklin Index of Corporate Political Disclosure. Sarah has been one of the principal authors of Navient's well-regarded research on the financial health of young adults.

Sarah previously held public policy leadership positions at Sallie Mae where she advocated for government policies to support student loan success. She also consulted on federal budget policy for several national firms, was deputy budget director with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a senior staff member of the Senate Budget Committee, and a budget examiner with the Office of Management and Budget.

Sarah received her Master's in Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and her B.A. with honors in Mathematics from Whitman College.

Sarah and her husband live in Washington, D.C. and she is dedicated to her community. For 16 years, she managed and coached multiple boys and girls soccer teams in D.C.'s Stoddert Soccer League. In addition, she managed and scheduled multiple soccer divisions and managed the Girls' High School Division for eight years. She was recognized as the John Koskinen Stoddert Soccer Volunteer of the Year.