NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

As Vice President, Innovation Labs at CFSI in Chicago, Sarah Gordon leads CFSI’s efforts to identify transformative technologies and to foster promising product, service and strategy innovations that advance consumer financial health. Ms. Gordon oversees the full range of financial and non-financial supports CFSI offers to seed, build, and reward higher quality innovations in the financial services industry. Prior to joining CFSI, Ms. Gordon was the Associate Director at Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC). Ms. Gordon also served as Director of JARC’s Center for Working Families. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Sociology and Urban Studies and a minor in African-American Studies.