About Sarah Forbes

Pursuing the ultimate portfolio career … my academic background in Anthropology has given me the foundation to become a multidisciplinary content curator and consultant.

Growing up between the mountains of Arizona and the heart of New York City, my childhood dream was to live with a tribe in the Amazon. I was dead set on a life full of adventure…and following the path less travelled.

Eager to explore the world, my passion for Anthropology brought me to archaeological examinations of Mexican pyramids, the cross-cultural exchange of the East-West Center at The University of Hawaii, and to a social science think tank in Caracas, Venezuela. But as a graduate student at the New School for Social Research in New York City, my path would be forever changed by a chance visit to the newly opened Museum of Sex.

For more than a decade I served as the Curator of the Museum of Sex, cultivating a wealth of experiences for my first book and memoir, "Sex in the Museum: My Unlikely Career At New York's Most Provocative Museum (St. Martins Press, 2016). A story teller through objects, I've had the unique pleasure of being an "Indiana Jones" of sex, and a featured expert everywhere from the New York Times to The Today Show.

As a sexual culturalist — someone who studies sexuality from a socio-cultural-historical perspective — I have created both content and strategy for those who recognize a better understanding of sex, sexuality, and identity are often critical domains for the success of cultural institutions and corporations alike. We live in a time where ignorance in these topics is simply untenable.

In 2011, I began working with a range of start-ups. cultural organizations, publications, websites and production companies interested in engaging their audiences with an intelligent, accessible, and creative approach to content creation.

Effective as an in house anthropologist and cultural consultant, I am an expert in research, content development, and brand strategy. From initial ideation to project execution, my expertise is rooted in story telling and transforming information across immersive experiences, initiatives, and activations.

With this background, in addition to my curatorial and consultancy work, I’m serving on the Advisory Board for the forthcoming Vagina Museum, London, as an expert for Motherly Media as well as a member of the Sexual Misconduct Board for Summit, which designs experiences that connect and inspire a community of today's brightest leaders.

I’m also a wife and proud mama, who’s latest chapter is living in London, excited to create one of a kind content in another part of the globe.