Sara Monteabaro is Director of Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy at MIT Solve. In her previous role, she worked with Solve community members and partners to develop custom open innovation challenges and programs. Sara also led Solve's Learning Community where she worked to cultivate a robust community of innovators, cross-sector leaders, and change-makers dedicated to improving learning opportunities and access to quality education around the world. Prior to joining Solve, Sara was the Morton L. Mandel Presidential Fellow at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences where she managed the Academy's Exploratory Fund initiatives focused on education, global security, and science and technology policy. She previously worked at Partnership for a Secure America as a Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow, at the Clinton Global Initiative, and at CRCC Asia Ltd., a global recruitment consultancy firm in Beijing, China. Sara holds an MS from New York University and a BA from American University.