Sarah Cross

Sarah Cross is the Senior Vice President of Stand Together and a founding board member of Be The People. In these roles, she leads the effort to leverage the 250th anniversary of America’s founding to revitalize the American Dream and get every American engaged in civic life. She previously directed Stand Together’s work defending free speech and bridging divides. Sarah was a founding board chair of the New Pluralists Collaborative, a national initiative bringing together diverse philanthropies, researchers, educators, community leaders, and justice advocates to promote a culture of peaceful pluralism. She also served as a founding board member of the Trust for Civic Infrastructure, a pooled fund supporting innovative civic spaces that foster collaboration in communities across America. She has been featured in USA Today and the Chronicle of Philanthropy, among other publications.