Sara Stevens

About Sara Stevens

Policy, communications, and government affairs expert with 15+ years of experience designing and executing integrated public affairs strategies and advocacy campaigns for a variety of health care organizations. A dynamic, strategic, and collaborative changemaker with demonstrated success in shaping the policy and political landscape, serving as a trusted advisor for senior leadership, leveraging a broad network of stakeholder relationships, building strong external partnerships to advance shared goals, driving business objectives across complex / matrix organizations, managing crises, and consistently delivering high impact results. Former policy advisor to U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and alliance development coordinator at the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Experience

1. Executive Director & Head, Us Issue Advocacy

   Novartis

   Jan 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• University of Michigan

  Master, Public Policy

• Virginia Tech

  B.A., English, Theatre Arts

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Legislative Research
• Public Management
• Strategy
• Grants
• Avid Media Composer
• Politics
• Policy
• Lexisnexis
• Economics
• Government Affairs
• Legislative Advocacy
• Media Production
• Legislation
• Public Health Policy
• Stata
• Government
• Political Campaigns
• Microsoft Office
• Policy Analysis
• Legislative Analysis
• Policy Writing
• Legislative Tracking
• Conversational French
• Health Policy
• Statistics
• Research
• Program Evaluation
• Analysis
• Legislative Relations
• Excel
• Final Cut Pro
• Congress
• Political Science
• Public Opinion
• Strategy Development
• Editing
• Prolaw
• Public Policy
• Adobe