Sarah O’Hagan, nonprofit leader, joins Partnership for Public Service board of directors

June 9, 2025

WASHINGTON – The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service today announced that Sarah O’Hagan has been elected to its board of directors.

“Sarah’s personal commitment to uphold democracy is needed now more than ever,” said Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service. “Her strong leadership has made her a compass for many organizations, and we are honored to have her join our board of directors.”

“It’s a great honor to serve on the Partnership’s board and raise public awareness about the necessity for an apolitical civil service,” said Sarah O’Hagan. “I’m committed to advocating for our government and the millions of federal employees to truly make our government better and out democracy stronger.”

“Sarah brings strategic vision and practical experience to our board,” said Tom Bernstein, chairman of the Partnership for Public Service. “Her genuine commitment to creating positive change in everything she does will be a great asset to the board and organization.” 

O’Hagan serves as vice-chair of the board of trustees of Johns Hopkins University, board member of the International Center for Transitional Justice and the founding board chair of The Fuller Project for International Reporting, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to journalism on women. She also serves on the board of directors of the Louis and Nancy Hatch Dupree Foundation for the Afghanistan Center at Kabul University, and serves as chair emeritus of the International Rescue Committee, which she co-chaired from 2010 to 2016. O’Hagan is also a former chair of the board of advisors of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Other current members of the Partnership for Public Service’s board of directors include: 

• Tom A. Bernstein: President, Chelsea Piers Management, Inc., and Chairman, Partnership for Public Service  
• Karan Bhatia: Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
• Doug Conant: Founder and CEO, ConantLeadership and Former CEO and President, Campbell Soup Company     
• Nora Gardner: Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company  
• W. Scott Gould: CEO, Mountain Lake Associates, LLC  
• David J. Kappos: Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP  
• Les L. Lyles: Former Chairman of the Board, USAA; Former Chairman of the Board, KBR Corp.; Former Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force; Former Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
• Tom Nides: Vice Chairman, Strategy and Client Relations, Blackstone
• Sean O’Keefe: University Professor and Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University 
• Raj Shah: President, The Rockefeller Foundation   
• Max Stier: President and CEO, Partnership for Public Service  
• Dan Tangherlini: Managing Director, Emerson Collective  
• Jim VandeHei: Co-Founder and CEO, Axios  
• George W. Wellde Jr.: Former Vice Chairman, Securities Division, Goldman Sachs & Company 
• Neal S. Wolin: Vice Chairman, Brunswick Group

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