Sara Judge

Sara Judge

Deputy Vice President for Development
Princeton University
Speaker

Bio

Sara Judge, whose career has spanned executive and consulting roles in education, fundraising, finance and U.S.-China relations, was appointed to the advancement leadership team at Princeton University as deputy vice president for development in April of 2017. In this role, she has responsibility for management of annual giving, gift planning, international development, leadership gifts and strategic donor engagement teams. In addition, she works closely with the vice president for advancement on long-term fundraising plans, organizational goal setting and continuous improvement processes. Judge is a 1982 graduate of Princeton University, where she concentrated in East Asian studies and Chinese, and has served in several key volunteer roles for the University, including vice president of the alumni Association and vice chair of its Alumni Council. Before joining Princeton, she served as global director at Avenues: The World School, opening the Avenues office in Beijing and leading government relations and site development in several cities in China. She also spent eight years as president of China Institute, where she led fundraising and capital campaign planning. She also served as director of Asia for AFS Intercultural Programs, expanding and managing AFS national offices in eight Asian countries; and as senior associate for Kamsky Associates, managing relationships and developing market entry strategies for client corporations engaged in trade and investment activities with China. Judge pursued postgraduate Chinese language and literature studies at Peking University.