Who we are
Sarah Aghassi is a cross-sector strategist and operations executive with nearly twenty years in County of San Diego leadership, culminating as Interim Chief Administrative Officer leading 20,000 employees and an $8.5B budget. Prior to public service, she served as Director of Public Policy at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. As founder of PersicaSage Consulting, LLC, Sarah helps organizations rethink structures, strengthen culture, and align operations with their values - guiding leaders through people-first decision processes to determine where responsible technology truly adds value. Sarah holds a J.D. from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and a B.A. from the University of San Diego.
Karen Boyd is the Director of Research at the Policy & Innovation Center, where she helps mission-driven teams build safe and effective AI skills, align AI strategy with their mission, and support human flourishing in the future of work. Her scholarship on ethical AI and the future of work has been cited in more than 400 academic papers, and her upcoming book Amplify Good Work translates those insights into practical, values-aligned guidance for practitioners. Karen holds an MBA from the University of California, San Diego, and a PhD from the University of Maryland’s School of Information.