Sabrina Roshan

Sabrina Roshan is the Senior Director of Operations and Strategic Planning for the Rise program. Rise starts at ages 15–17 and offers access to a lifetime of benefits including scholarships, mentorship, access to career development opportunities, funding, and more as Global Winners work toward solving humanity’s most pressing problems. An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Rise is the anchor program of a $1 billion commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt to find and support global talent.

Prior to Schmidt Futures, she served as the Chief Strategy Officer for Good Machine, a venture studio that ideates impactful innovations and establishes companies to address a wide range of socio-ecological problems. Sabrina also oversaw expansion strategy and public-private partnerships at Andela. Andela specializes in helping highly-skilled, global technology talent in emerging markets connect with leading companies.

Sabrina received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her Master in Public Policy degree from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.