Full Name
Sarah McKenna
Job Title
CEO
Company
Sequentum Inc.
Speaker Bio
Sarah McKenna is the CEO of Sequentum, the leading web data extraction company reliably delivering high-quality, custom, alternative data sets that corporate, financial and government customers trust for informed decision making and mission critical analysis of market opportunities for over fifteen years. Under Sarah’s leadership the team has expanded to almost 100 and all with a laser focus on delivering value to their clients. All with an eye on innovation and opportunities, from cloud based products to AI generated intelligence to transform and enrich data, all with full auditability.

Sarah is also the Technical Advisor for the Web Data Collection Considerations published by the SIIA Financial Information Standards Division (FISD) Alt Data Council, a group committed to setting standards and best practices in the web data extraction industry and the alternative data world.

A graduate of Georgetown University, she began her career in finance but quickly pivoted to join an early dot-com organization where she developed her expertise in quality assurance (QA) and large-scale, data-driven automated operations. Sarah and her teams’ success and expertise in trustworthy automation and quality assurance in the software industry has fueled Sequentum’s growth and evolution from a pure web scraping company into a leading software provider for the data movement space, and has helped the industry set best practices for reliability, transparency and trust in data at scale.

Prior to Sequentum, Sarah helped guide several notable data technology companies to success including Summit Systems (acquired by Misys), Vitech (acquired by CVC Capital Partners) and Massive Incorporated (acquired by Microsoft).

Additional details

Sarah McKenna supports and inspires women and men alike with her knowledge, experience and charisma. Her 15 years with Sequentum has provided her with the deep expertise in all things Data and AI and she is truly dedicated to sharing not only her insights but actionable tried-and-true strategies to build trust in data and AI.

Sarah is a smart, strong, kind and dedicated leader who delivers for clients and shareholders, inspires and supports her team, contributes to the industry and is an all around terrific person.

Sarah consistently delivers for her company, employees and investors ambitious results on a lean budget. She has shepherded numerous startups to success as well as conducted two technical turnarounds of large privately held companies. She also serves as a leading member for the SIIA Financial Information Standards Division (FISD) Alt Data Council which is dedicated to establishing data best practices to mitigate legal & compliance risks in the web data extraction industry. Her impact is also seen in the integrity and the enthusiasm she brings to all she does.

Sarah is a graduate of Georgetown University, a corporate leader, mother and accomplished athlete (former Junior National Women's Rowing Team Finalist to Mighty Montauk Triathlon Finisher) who resides with her family in Brooklyn.
Sarah McKenna