Sarah Brown

Sarah E. Brown is the Debt and Investment Officer for Hennepin County, Minnesota. She administers a $1.7 billion debt portfolio for the County and its agencies. Previously, she was the Treasurer for the City of Saint Paul and has over 15 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.