Laura is a Partner at Dalberg’s New York office with nearly 25 years of experience in global development. Her expertise spans Global Health, Gender Equity, and Inclusive Business, working with organizations across the social sector spectrum—corporations, private foundations, multilaterals, and NGOs.  She has worked on strategic initiatives, stakeholder engagement, market entry, and collaborative approaches to social change. Her extensive experience includes field research in dozens of countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America to evaluate in-country operations of partners, assess impact and opportunities for new initiatives, and develop relationships for long-term strategic initiatives. 

Laura has been a key advocate for the strategic role corporations can play in driving social change and shaping philanthropic giving.  She has supported prominent organizations such as the Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Merck, Visa, Organon, AB InBev, Moody’s, Pfizer, and LEGO as well as bilateral and multilateral actors such as USAID, UN Women, and UNICEF to develop stronger private sector engagement, commercial strategies that address social challenges, and partnerships among unlikely allies.  

She previously served as VP of Strategy and Advocacy for EssilorLuxottica’s Inclusive Business Unit in Singapore, developing innovative business models to provide eyeglasses to 2.5 billion people worldwide. She was also a founding team member and Managing Director at FSG, where she led the Global Health and Gender Equity practices, helping grow the firm to a team of 160 consultants across six offices worldwide. Laura’s leadership has contributed to major thought leadership efforts around Collective Impact and Shared Value. 

Laura is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an advisor to Ashoka U. She serves on several advisory boards, including VillageReach, which focuses on improving last-mile drug distribution in the global south; the Global Health Council, which advocates for US leadership in global health funding; and the US Pharmacopoeia, advancing the quality of medicines worldwide. Recognized for her influence, Laura was named one of the 50 Most Influential Social Innovators by the World Sustainability Congress in 2018 and one of the Women Super Achievers in 2019.  She was also included in the Marquis Who’s Who as an expert in global development in 2024. 

Laura holds an MBA with a certificate in Public Management from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, an MA in International Policy from Stanford University, and a BBA in International Business from the University of Michigan.

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Learn more about Laura’s work: 

Shaping Global Partnerships for a Post-2015 World (2015)

Funding Equity in Health Workforce Development (2022)

After the Vaccines Arrive: Equitable Vaccination in Lower Income Countries (2022)

Dalberg at Women Deliver, 2023 (2023)

Six Global Trends in Health Equity (2024)

How Digital Healthcare Payments Can Drive Access and Affordability in Nigeria (2024)

UNGA and Climate Week 2024 Reflections: Building Inclusive Solutions through Cross-Sector Innovation and Local Empowerment (2024)