Sarah Westbrook has successfully led engagement projects for numerous private equity portfolio companies across different industries, focusing on high-level roles such as CxO, EVP, SVP, and VP. Her passion lies in facilitating connections between companies and top executives, contributing to their mutual strategic success. Sarah spent her early career honing management and entrepreneurial skills with her family’s local fire and security business in Maryland before venturing to expand her expertise into luxury property management. In 2017, she made a pivotal move, joining J&J Search Partners and embarking on a career in the Executive Recruitment industry. Over the next five years, Sarah worked her way up from Research Associate to the Principal level, showcasing her dedication to learning the strategies of finding the right C-Level Executives for each growth stage of her client’s PE-backed portfolios. She has developed an extensive network of subject matter experts in critical positions while completing various complex retained search projects, extending beyond executive roles to cover Board of Director positions, Operating Partner and supporting Portfolio Operations roles, and Ad Hoc Private Equity Advisory Due Diligence contract engagements. She has collaborated with growth-focused private equity firms such as Banneker Partners, Bregal Partners, G.I. Partners, Roark Capital, Stellex Capital, and The Wicks Groups, to name a few. Sarah holds a BA in Business Management from the Cameron School of Business at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. She travels to and from San Francisco, CA, and Lahaina, Maui, HI. Sarah finds joy in sailing, hiking, water sports, and volunteering with the children of Lahaina. Notably, in 2012, she accomplished a transpacific crossing on a 42-foot ketch sailboat, demonstrating her adventurous spirit and ability to face unknown challenges.