Sara Bonetti joined the Education Policy Institute in July 2017 after completing a doctorate in Educational Leadership with a focus on early childhood education at Mills College in Oakland, California. She spent a decade working in the early years sector in the United States, first as a teacher and then as a researcher for local government and private research institutes. During that time, she led data collection efforts on topics such as funding and workforce professional development, and conducted analyses on areas such as educational leadership and systems integration.

Sara’s background includes almost 10 years in the field of international development as a project officer and researcher, specialising in the analysis of credit and insurance markets, land reform, and the interconnection between rural development and education policies.