2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

Sarah Freed leads the global strategy for food security at Starbucks, including the FoodShare food donation program and hunger relief investments focused on increasing equitable access to nutritious food. Sarah spent the first half of her career in international economic development supporting entrepreneurship education and workforce development programs for youth and women around the world. Pursuing her passion for the impact that the private sector can make on some of the world’s most pressing issues, she then navigated into the social impact & sustainability field where she’s led social impact & sustainability strategies at Uber Technologies and Starbucks Corporation. Sarah has a Masters of Business in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge in the U.K. She resides in Seattle, WA with her husband, 2-year old son, and pup.