Summary
Sarah Staley is a seasoned strategic communications leader with more than two decades of experience helping healthcare, academic medicine, public companies, and mission-driven organizations translate complex priorities into clear, trust-building narratives. As Principal of StaleySash Strategic Communications she advises C-suite leaders on executive visibility, employee engagement, and organizational change, blending strategic counsel with hands-on execution across messaging frameworks, playbooks, and stakeholder campaigns. Her background includes senior roles at Gap Inc., Realtor.com, VMware, Stanford Health Care, and Apple, where she led enterprise-wide communications during major transformations, M&A, and high-stakes public moments. Known for linking brand, leadership, and patient-centered impact, she is particularly drawn to work where communications directly shape people’s lives, from health innovation to nonprofit leadership. A political science graduate who started in federal public affairs, she brings both policy-savvy and media-spokesperson experience to complex reputational challenges.
4 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science at William Jewell College