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Sarah Laiwala has launched consumer-facing products that have impacted billions of consumers worldwide, including the Amazon Shopping App for Android and Disney Parks & Resorts Apps. Her expertise lies in general management, overseeing a $120 million profit and loss, as well as new product innovation and digital transformation across technology, retail, travel, and healthcare sectors. Sarah has successfully scaled high-growth teams while maintaining consistent operating models, leading organizations through restructuring and change management. Awards include being named Community Change Maker by Portland's Women Tech in 2023 and recognized as Salesforce’s Woman of the Month in July 2021. She received Carnegie Mellon University's Dean’s Return on Education award in 2010. Furthermore, Sarah is honored with multiple Presidential Voluntary Service awards for her nonprofit board work with the Aga Khan Foundation, where she has contributed to creating pathways for immigrant students to access North American colleges and has partnered with Stanford University to create Makers Spaces in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, empowering local students to improve their communities. Sarah holds a Master of Science in Software Engineering and Development Management from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.