dr. Sarah Schulman
Lead Partner
Sarah is a Founder of InWithForward, and its Social Impact Lead. As a sociologist, Sarah is fascinated by what makes individuals, families, and policymakers tick. She’s worked with federal, regional, and local governments in 6 countries to shift how policies are made and measured. From 2010-2012, Sarah co-ran InWithFor and worked with The Australian Centre for Social Innovation to launch 3 new social solutions including the award-winning Family by Family. From 2008-2009, Sarah was the Youth Project Lead at Participle, one of the first social design shops in the world.
She holds a Doctorate in Social Policy from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and a Masters of Education from Stanford University. In 2015, the Metcalf Foundation appointed Sarah as their Innovation Fellow. Committed to crossing disciplinary divides and finding fresh ways to reimagine social policy issues, in 2019 she completed a certificate in global journalism from the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto and is a Dialogue Associate with Simon Fraser University’s Morris Wosk Centre for Dialogue. Her writing has been published in The Globe & Mail, Maclean’s, and The Walrus. In 2020, she co-wrote The Trampoline Effect with Gord Tulloch, describing what social research & development looks & feels like in practice.
InWithForward is Sarah’s fourth start-up organization. Her first? Earth Wise, which she started with a group of friends at the age of 8!
Fun facts: Sarah was once a sting agent for the state of Texas. And she’s a mediocre tap dancer.
