Sarah Kirsch

Biography: Sarah Kirsch manages the affordable housing investment portfolios for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, both social impact and philanthropic funds. The funds are designed to provide gap funding and deeper and longer-term affordability for rental and ownership homes. Prior to joining the Foundation, Sarah spent ten years with the Urban Land Institute and served as Executive Director of the Atlanta District Council. Her work at ULI focused on advancing inclusive walkable urban places with a specific focus on housing affordability and the connections between transportation and land use. She spent the first part of her career at RCLCO. Sarah’s civic leadership is deeply rooted in housing affordability and community development, serving as vice-chair of Atlanta Housing, on the board of Atlanta Urban Development Corporation, co-founder of HouseATL, and the LISC local advisory board. Kirsch is a native of Atlanta and continues to live in the city where she and her husband are raising their three sons. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Duke University’s Terry Sanford School of Public Policy.