Sarah Levy is the CEO of Betterment, the largest independent digital investment advisor. Sarah brings over 25 years of brand building, customer loyalty, corporate strategy and operational excellence to her role, and she has a passion for taking businesses to the next level.
Sarah started her career at Disney and then spent over 20 years at Viacom, home to beloved brands including Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, and Comedy Central. Through a series of senior leadership roles, culminating in Chief Operating Officer, she led global strategy, finance and operations while shepherding global media phenomena, from SpongeBob to The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Previously, Levy served as the Chief Operating Officer at Nickelodeon for over a decade, and drove expansion of the brand and business both organically and through acquisitions. This passion for brands and consumer experience is critical in today’s financial services environment where investors have many more choices of where to entrust their resources than they did even a few years ago. Their desire to work with companies that understand them and reflect their values is central to the value proposition that embodies Betterment. Levy is also a Board Member for The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, Inc. (2012 to Present), ACON S2 Acquisition Corp (September 2020 to Present) and Funko (2019 to Present).
Betterment LLC ("Betterment') is the largest independent digital investment advisor, offering investing and retirement solutions alongside their everyday services for spending and saving. Since 2010, Betterment has one mission: to make people's lives better with easy-to-use, personalized investment solutions. Betterment allows you to invest your money with automated deposits and trading options that put your money to work for one low, transparent fee. You can earn money through interest and investment growth, while maximizing your savings through rewards on regular purchases. Using cutting-edge technology, they empower hundreds of thousands of customers to manage their money – for today, tomorrow, and someday – with expert advice; automated money management tools; and tax-smart strategies designed to keep taxes low. Betterment employs over 425 people, with headquarters located in New York, and satellite offices in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia.