Sarah Conde, General Counsel, Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer, has been named one of GrowthCap's Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2025.
Sarah Conde
Firm: Providence Equity Partners
Title: Managing Director, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer
Sarah Conde is General Counsel, Managing Director, and Chief Compliance Officer at Providence Equity Partners, where she leads the firm’s global legal and compliance team. She is based in Boston.
Sarah brings an extraordinary combination of leadership, legal acumen, strategic insight, creativity, and judgment to Providence—supporting a range of functions including legal counsel, compliance, firm operations, risk management, and fundraising. She is a member of the firm’s responsible investing committee, an observer on the Investment and Portfolio Review Committees, and serves as Providence’s director representative on the board of the American Investment Council.
Sarah has been involved in every flagship and continuation fund Providence has raised during her tenure and has played an active role in many of the firm’s investments and exits. She also leads regulatory engagement and Providence’s compliance program across the U.S. and Europe, and is a leader on the firm’s operations team. Sarah plays a vital role in fostering Providence’s collaborative and entrepreneurial culture by actively engaging with and supporting her team.
Prior to joining Providence in 2014, Sarah was in the private funds groups at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP. Outside of Providence, she extends her leadership and problem-solving capabilities to nonprofit and educational initiatives, including as a trustee on the Board of Lincoln School in Providence, RI.
I am honored to be recognized by GrowthCap among so many influential women leaders in private equity. It is a privilege to represent Providence as we continue to leverage our partnership approach and deep sector-specific expertise to help build and grow exceptional businesses that make a difference.”
– Sarah Conde
GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2025 Award (awarded on May 20, 2025). The Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2025 recognition is awarded by GrowthCap, an independent, third party that is not affiliated with Providence. According to GrowthCap, nominees applied and were independently assessed based on their written responses to questions on GrowthCap’s nomination form and other information they provided, including on breadth of experience and performance metrics for the periods of calendar year 2025. GrowthCap also took into consideration third party feedback from portfolio company CEOs and other executives. The number of nominees reviewed for this recognition was not disclosed to Providence, and therefore, it and the percentage of nominees receiving the recognition, cannot be disclosed herein. GrowthCap’s recognition is not indicative of Providence’s future performance and was not based on the evaluations of clients or investors of Providence. Providence applied to receive the award with assistance from FSG Global Inc. Providence paid a fee per awardee to participate in and distribute the Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2025 Award and results. Nominees were not required to be members of GrowthCap to be considered.
