Born and raised in New York City, it was love and a passion for publishing that prompted her decision to move to California. In January 1965, a month before her 24th birthday, she founded SAGE Publications Inc in New York with the encouragement of former colleague and mentor George D. McCune.

They chose the name SAGE with the SA coming from Sara and GE from George. Thus began their journey of growing the fledgling company into an international scholarly publishing house; a journey, Sara says, that was based on “a shared enthusiasm for learning and community work that became the cornerstones of our work in both scholarly publishing and philanthropy.”

Indeed, philanthropy is at the core of their work. It is woven into what they do, how they connect with people and how they expand their human network. The University of California at Santa Barbara, for example, recently received $500,000 from SAGE to establish an endowed chair for dean of social sciences in College of Letters and Science. Then there are SAGE scholarships and fellowships offered to various universities in the UK. A similar initiative is being planned for India too.

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