Sarah Gardner is a Director of Social Media at National Geographic based in Washington, D.C. She leads a team responsible for bringing the iconic brand’s storytelling to life across social platforms with a combined audience of more than 805M followers. For more than eight and a half years, she has worked with various teams to engage, inform, and inspire consumers—while helping maintain the organization’s reputation as the number one brand on social media. Her team’s work focuses primarily on editorial and organic social strategies, and has been recognized by organizations such as the Webby Awards, Online News Association, American Society of Magazine Editors, and more. Sarah has enjoyed innovating in the social space, collaborating with world’s best storytellers, and building a team whose work defines the National Geographic brand for future generations every day.