Sarah Zielke
Partner
Sarah Zielke is a Partner in DHR’s Chicago office and is a member of the Healthcare Services & Solutions and Private Equity Practice Groups. With more than 25 years of experience in executive search and leadership consulting, she brings deep expertise in healthcare and private equity, helping clients identify top-tier C-suite executives for healthcare systems, physician group practices, life sciences organizations, and private equity-based firms.
Sarah Zielke
szielke@dhrglobal.com +1 773 899 1429Experience
Before joining DHR, Sarah was a Partner at a boutique retained executive search firm specializing in private equity. She spent seven years with a leading healthcare executive search and leadership advisory firm, where she partnered with healthcare organizations, health systems, and commercial healthcare companies to recruit senior leaders. Previously, Sarah worked at a global leadership consulting firm, where she played a pivotal role in the Healthcare Services Practice, focusing on academic and integrated delivery system leadership.
Sarah has spent her career in Chicago and has served on multiple boards that support hospitals and healthcare, food and wellness, educational opportunities for underserved communities, and architectural preservation. She earned a Master of Business Administration from Loyola University in Chicago and dual undergraduate degrees in international relations and Italian from the University of Colorado.