Sarah Leighton
Director
Sarah brings years of experience advising and providing strategic counsel to senior Victorian Government Ministers and Members of Parliament across a range of social and economic policy areas.
Most recently, Sarah was Chief of Staff to the then Minister for Development Victoria, Minister for Precincts and Minister for Creative Industries, and was previously a Senior Adviser in the housing portfolio to Minister Brooks.
As Senior Adviser, Sarah played a key leadership role in the development of several policy reforms, including the development and delivery of Victoria’s Housing Statement. With a focus on fostering collaborative working relationships across industry and government, Sarah has extensive experience navigating complex landscapes to deliver good policy outcomes.
Sarah’s nuanced understanding of government, legislative and political processes has equipped her to support clients with specialist strategic advice to achieve their policy objectives.
Sarah is an allied health professional by background and holds a Master of Genetic Counselling from the University of Melbourne and Bachelor of Science from La Trobe University.