Transforming Vision Into Impact
Strategy. Leadership. Responsible Innovation.
Empowering Change
Sparking Innovation
Driving Strategy & Success
PersicaSage Consulting, LLC, helps organizations lead through complexity, strengthen their teams, and get results that last.
Our founder rose through increasingly senior roles in one of the nation's largest county governments before leading the entire organization. With over twenty years of executive leadership spanning government, private sector advocacy, and cross-sector partnerships, she brings a rare combination of strategic, operational and legally trained judgment to every engagement.
​Today, PersicaSage advises clients on leadership, organizational change, governance, and responsible innovation, with particular focus on AI. Trained at Harvard, UC Berkeley, the London School of Economics, and Cornell, Sarah works with public agencies, nonprofits, civic organizations, and private companies navigating high-stakes decisions where trust, judgment, and strategy matter most.
Our Wheelhouse
Leadership, Strategy, & Organizational Change
Building High-Performing Teams & Mentorship for Leadership Success
Governance, Policy, & Government Affairs Strategy
Responsible AI & Innovation
“As the former Chief Executive for San Diego County, I had the privilege of working closely with Sarah Aghassi over many, many years. Together, we transformed every aspect of County Government, from Strategic Planning to Operational Change Management, to the creation of high-performing teams and in the process built an organization based on a Character first model. Sarah is a topflight executive who will do wonders for her clients. She is extremely knowledgeable about both the private and public sectors and will bring great wisdom and insight to those who seek to partner with her.”
Walt Ekard
Former Chief Administrative Officer
County of San Diego
“In more than 30 years of working with and for the private, public, and non-profit sectors, I cannot think of a better strategic and operational thinker and doer than Sarah Aghassi. From leading teams, departments, and complex organizations to influencing public policy, Sarah’s skills are second to none. If I were assembling a team to tackle my region’s biggest challenges or to amplify its greatest opportunities, Sarah’s name would always be at the very top of my list of leaders, partners, colleagues, and friends.”
Mark Cafferty
President and CEO
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
