Sarah Cordivano
Chief Operating Officer
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolSarah Cordivano is an operational leader and DEI strategist with 11 years of experience shaping inclusive workplace cultures and scaling mission-driven programs across tech and media organizations. Currently COO at StartSteps and active in operations with Startupistan Germany, she blends hands-on program delivery with senior strategy—previously leading global D&I at Springer Nature and steering strategy and governance at Zalando. Her background in geospatial analytics and urban data (MSc, University of Pennsylvania) informs a data-driven approach to inclusion, decision-making, and process design. She also advises venture teams at Lunar Ventures on embedding DEI into founder mindsets, demonstrating an ability to translate policy into practical founder practices. Based in Berlin, she writes about technology, workplace culture and inclusion, and is known for combining analytical rigor with community-driven stakeholder engagement.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Geography and Urban Studies, Bachelors, Geography and Urban Studies at Temple UniversityMasters, Urban Spatial Analytics, Masters, Urban Spatial Analytics at University of PennsylvaniaGithub contributions (4)
mapadelphia/tutorials
Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push in 29 days
azavea/mapbox-studio-pencil.tm2
Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
Contributions:4 commits in 1 day
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