Sarah Wells is the Founder of Sarah Wells Bags and a small business owner based in Fairfax, Virginia. She launched the company in 2013 after her own experience as a new mother navigating the realities of pumping at work revealed a broader gap in how workplaces support parents. What began as a living-room startup has grown into an internationally recognized brand offering functional, design-forward products for breastfeeding and working families.

As a U.S. importer, Sarah Wells Bags operates at the intersection of trade policy, supply chains, and consumer markets. Sarah brings firsthand experience in how trade policy uncertainty shapes real-world business strategy, competitiveness, and resilience.

Prior to founding her company, Sarah spent over a decade in nonprofit leadership and public policy, including roles at Women in Government and as Executive Director of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. She is also the author of the bookGo Ask Your Mothers, which examines how economic and policy systems impact working parents.