Sara Powers
Vice President
Sara is a Vice President within Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM) and serves as the 50 South Capital Alternatives Client Solution Lead, dedicated to the strategic growth of the firm's alternative assets platform. In this role, she partners across 50 South Capital and NTAM’s Global Institutional Client Group to provide insight and customized investment solutions tailored to the alternative investment needs and objectives of institutional and global family office clients. Sara serves as a strategic advisor and central coordinator throughout the lifecycle of alternative investment mandates, bringing together sales, investment, product, operations, and relationship management teams to design, position, implement, and support portfolios across alternative investment strategies.
Previously, Sara was a Senior Associate Relationship Manager within Northern Trust's Global Family Office practice, where she partnered with ultra high net worth families, family offices, foundations, and institutional investors to support complex investment advisory and discretionary OCIO relationships. She collaborated with investment specialists, consultants, and client service teams to deliver customized portfolio solutions, coordinate strategic portfolio oversight, support manager research, and facilitate client communications.
Prior to joining Northern Trust, Sara was a Team Manager and High Net Worth Specialist at Charles Schwab in Denver, Colorado, where she advised high net worth clients and led teams focused on delivering investment guidance and client service.
Education & Associations
Sara earned a B.S. in Business Management from Miami University’s Farmers School of Business in Oxford, Ohio. Sara holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 security licenses.
