Bio

Sarah joined Leapfrog in 2021 as Head of Compliance. She is based in London though responsible for all Compliance matters firm-wide. With over 15 years’ experience in funds and financial services law and regulation, Sarah has diverse and varied experience throughout the sector. Initially training and qualifying in private practice at BLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner), Sarah worked for fund management, insurance, banking and property development clients, gaining a broad grounding in financial services law and regulation in the UK, EU, US, Channel Islands and Cayman Islands. She has since worked in-house for asset managers, pension managers and start-up private equity and hedge fund managers covering both legal and compliance mandates. Most recently Sarah has gained experience as Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer at a social impact manager, whilst also providing legal advice on fund structuring and governance matters. Sarah holds an MA/MSci in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. She has also completed the post-graduate Diploma in Law and post-graduate Legal Practice Course at the University of Law, Guildford.