Sarah Haynes is the current Co-founder, Co-CEO and Chairwoman of Bolt Mobility. Sarah is a goal-driven professional with over 25 years of experience in business and program development, philanthropy, business strategy, human resources operations and executive coaching. Her deep understanding of how people interact has provided her with award-winning leadership abilities to develop and retain talent.

A natural progression of roles, such as Director, Chief of Staff, Founder, PFO, Co-CEO and Chairwoman, have afforded her the opportunity to lead teams and guide investors and all community stakeholders and partners through strategy formation and execution. Sarah’s ability to align perspectives and nurture relationships among multiple teams, assess and mitigate risk, and manage compliance has helped organizations execute against their strategic agenda and accomplish growth objectives.

Sarah has worked in multiple sectors, including: micromobility transportation, business development, venture capital, behavioral health, collaborative consumption, etc. She has an established track record of developing and operating successful businesses that thrive as a result of her contributions in risk management and leadership development. Sarah’s other specialties include: multi-modal training program development, personal management and motivational coaching.

Sarah has a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology and holds a certificate from the Professional Management Certificate Program (PMCP) from Georgetown University. Her extensive education includes graduate, undergraduate and certification programs from an array of Universities, which include: University of California, Berkeley, Georgetown University, NSU, and University of Maryland.

Sarah was previously a member of the full-time faculty on clinical research at Georgetown University School of Medicine where she served as a health educator and a team leader/project management for an NIH funded research protocol aimed at improving health outcomes for minority populations in five major hospitals in Washington, D.C. Sarah was also a policymaker shaping community and organizational behavior in large institutions.

She has lead recruitment efforts for the various teams and risk mitigation and compliance efforts. Sarah also previously served as the Chief of Staff for Sherpa Capital, a leading venture capital firm with over $650M under management. Her role at Sherpa Capital included creating due diligence research, organization policy, team building, coaching, maximizing human potential and organizational development. Sarah is also instrumental in the creation and maintenance of community relationships and corporate social responsibility initiatives.

In the past, Sarah has been an active Program Volunteer with the YMCA of Silicon Valley, where she helped individuals set and achieve individual wellness goals. She has held a position on the steering committee for UNICEF USA to support disaster and humanitarian relief and has helped to alleviate poverty in Puerto Rico through The Pishevar Family Foundation.