Sarah Carter

About Sarah Carter

Strategic Chief of Staff and Operations Leader with 10+ years of experience aligning executive teams and leading high-impact initiatives across private equity, SaaS, healthcare organizations, and publicly traded companies. Trusted advisor to C-suite leaders with a track record of scaling operations, managing board and investor communications, and driving cross-functional execution. Recognized for enabling strategic decision-making, optimizing workflows, and navigating complex stakeholder relationships with discretion and agility.

Experience

1. Chief of Staff Chief Operating Officer

   Rcap Equity Partners

   Jun 2024 — Present

   Serves as a strategic advisor and right hand to the Founding Partner, prioritizing and triaging initiatives across investment, operational, and personal domains.• Drive cross-functional initiatives across recruiting, partnerships, portfolio operations, and data infrastructure to streamline execution, reduce friction, and enable scalable growth.• Manage key external relationships and act as a connector across legal, marketing, and recruiting functions to centralize services and maximize ROI for portfolio companies.• Oversee performance and strategic alignment of offshore teams (India, Renovus), implementing structured feedback loops to ensure quality output and support operational scaling.• Lead CRM optimization and pipeline management to provide leadership with accurate, actionable insights that drive smarter decision-making and deal prioritization.• Support executive operations and strategic projects to reduce coordination friction and ensure high-priority initiatives are executed effectively.• Conduct targeted outbound sourcing to uncover off-market acquisition opportunities, proactively expanding the universe of potential add-ons and long-term deal flow.

Education

• Penn State University

  Bachlor of the Arts Crime, Law, and Justice, Sociology

  2006 — 2010