Sarah R. Knight

Authored for Print issue Vol 71.1 Democracy published in 2017-18

Sarah R. Knight is a Program Officer at Open Society Foundations, focusing on rule of law and government accountability in the US. Prior to joining Open Society in 2014, Ms. Knight served as vice president of network advancement at the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, with responsibility for the organization’s national network of lawyer and student chapters, professional development activities, and its special projects in the states, working on issues including immigration, fair courts, and judicial nominations. From 2000 to 2006, she was an attorney with Perkins Coie LLP’s Seattle and Chicago offices, with a wide-ranging array of commercial and pro bono clients. Sarah Knight is a graduate of Williams College and New York University School of Law, where she served as co-editor-in-chief of the New York University Review of Law & Social Change.