Sarah Wolman is Initiatives Lead, Learning through Play in Early Childhood at the LEGO Foundation, where she has worked for four years. Sarah’s focus has included program strategy, as well as leading partnerships, such as the Early Learning Fund with New Profit and the Play Every Day initiative with Sesame Workshop. She also helps to organize the annual LEGO Idea Conference, which convenes thought leaders, researchers and practitioners around learning through play in Billund, Denmark. Sarah holds a JD from Columbia where she began teaching Law in Harlem classrooms. Since then, she has worked in the education sector for more than 20 years – as a teacher, non-profit executive, curriculum writer, teacher-trainer, program director and grantmaker. Prior to her work in education, Sarah worked in New York City government, including for the Office of the Mayor. She lives with her family in Montclair, New Jersey.

Email: sarah.wolman@lego.com