Sarah E. Brown

Sarah E. Brown is the Treasurer for the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota. As manager of the Treasury division in the City's Office of Financial Services, she is responsible for the collection and disbursement of all City funds, actively managing an investment portfolio in excess of $500 million, managing cash and liquidity, administering a $500-600 million general obligation and revenue debt portfolio for the City and its agencies, and overseeing the ratification of approximately $50 million in assessments. Ms. Brown has over 10 years of state and local government experience.

Ms. Brown received a Master of Public Administration from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, International Political Economy and Chinese from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Ms. Brown is an active member of local and national chapters of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Women in Public Finance. She has been recognized as one of the Bond Buyer’s 2021 Rising Stars; selected as a fellow for the 2022 ICMA Leadership Institute on Race, Equity and Inclusion; honored as a 2022 Trailblazing Woman in Public Finance at the Bond Buyer’s 21st Deal of the Year awards; awarded a Racial Equity & Municipal Bond Markets technical assistance and grant in 2023; obtained The Partnership, Inc. Next Generation Executive Alum certification in 2024; and completed the GFOA Leadership Academy in 2025.