Sara Birmingham

Chief Human Resources Officer Sara Birmingham is Shutterstock’s Chief Human Resources Officer. In this role, she is responsible for the company’s people strategy—building a culture of high-performance, attracting and retaining the best talent, and creating an outstanding employee experience aligned to the company’s Principles. Prior to Shutterstock, Sara served as the Global Head of HR for Reuters news business, one of the world’s largest international multimedia news providers, where she led all aspects of a transformational people strategy. During her nearly 20-year tenure at Thomson Reuters, Sara held a number of HR leadership roles within their Media, Legal, and IP & Science businesses. She was also a member of the Thomson Reuters People Leadership Team and served as Reuters Innovation Champion and Co-Executive Sponsor for the LGBTQ Employee Resource Group, Pride at Work. Sara received her B.S. in Communications and Media Studies from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as well as an Executive Coach certificate from Columbia University.