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.

Wells briefed National Press Foundation fellows in April 2026: Local Biz Owners Stretched to Breaking Point by Tariffs, Supply Chain Disruption.