Sarah Richardson

Sarah is the director of client engagement for endowments and foundations. In addition to working directly with clients every day, Sarah collaborates with teams across the firm to cultivate a superior client experience for endowment and foundation clients. With over 18 years of experience managing client relationships and serving as an operational leader, Sarah is known for her passionate dedication to helping our clients meet their goals and a keen focus on building efficient and scalable operations. Sarah joined Brown Advisory in 2016 as the result of a business combination with Austin, TX based Blackhaw Wealth Management where she managed the firm’s business operations and served as the Chief Compliance Officer. Previously, Sarah was a vice president in Investor Relations at the D. E. Shaw Group in New York, a $60bn global investment and technology development firm, where she spearheaded technology implementations and managed a global administrative team. Before beginning her career in the financial services industry, Sarah was a professional theatre artist and she continues to support the thriving arts community in Austin as a board member for Creative Action, a youth development organization that uses the arts to inspire creativity, unlock potential, and transform lives.