About
Sarah V. Stewart is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Silverado Policy Accelerator. Ms. Stewart has over two decades of experience as an international trade lawyer, trade policy expert, and trade negotiator. In her current role, Ms. Stewart works to implement Silverado's mission in areas including geopolitics, national security, international trade, critical supply chains, and energy security. Ms. Stewart's views are featured in national publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Politico, and she is a regular speaker at domestic and international conferences.
Immediately prior to joining Silverado, Ms. Stewart led the public policy efforts at Amazon on U.S. trade policy and export controls matters. From 2013 to 2018, Ms. Stewart worked for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, with her most recent position being the Deputy Assistant USTR for Environment and Natural Resources. During her time at USTR, Ms. Stewart led the environment chapter negotiations for the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the European Union. Prior to joining USTR, Ms. Stewart served in different legal and policy roles at a major international non-profit organization, including spearheading a first-ever international legal group. Ms. Stewart began her career at the Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart, where she worked for over five years on behalf of U.S. manufacturing companies and workers as an international trade attorney with a focus on the steel sector.
Ms. Stewart serves on the Board of Directors for the Washington International Trade Foundation (WITF) and for GirlSecurity, and is a fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law School. Ms. Stewart was named one of Washingtonian's Tech Titans for 2025. Her spare time is spent on the field coaching her daughter's middle school lacrosse team.