Sara Chandler
Work
Physical systems do not stand alone; they succeed or fail based on the social conditions that surround them.
I seek to partner with organizations investing in physical infrastructure to identify, strengthen, and sustain the social and civic systems that shape long-term outcomes for people and the environments those investments are meant to serve.
Formerly, Managing Director of Partnerships at Elemental Impact, a non-profit investor focused on scaling technologies with deep environmental and local impact.
About
Strategist, program director, and writer whose work explores the social systems that take shape along physical infrastructure.
Sara designs and implements initiatives that invite change and become embedded, examining the social, civic, and relational systems that support our built environment.
She brings a love of historical context, a skill for facilitating difficult decision-making, and a commitment to programs that are responsive, durable, and grounded in place.
Sara holds a Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law and a BA from Emory University, where she studied English Literature with a concentration in the Literature of Marginalized People. She grew up in Houston, Texas, and now lives in Oakland, California.