Sarah Backer
POLICY ASSOCIATE
Sarah Backer supports the Policy team by researching policy opportunities and using persuasive writing to engage decision-makers, partner organizations, and the public to advance alternative proteins.
Areas of expertise: Research and analysis, content creation, environmental policy
Sarah uses she/her pronouns.
Prior to joining GFI, Sarah worked as a Research Associate at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), a nonpartisan environmental law and policy think tank. At ELI, she supported various programs through research and writing, including projects to advance plant-based proteins. Prior to joining ELI, Sarah interned for the EPA’s Green Power Partnerships, where she researched the program’s contributions to energy equity. Sarah graduated from Wesleyan University in 2022 with a BA in Government, specializing in environmental global policy and a minor in the College of East Asian Studies and Mandarin.
