During her 12-year career with Microsoft, Laura led the strategic direction of some of Microsoft’s most well-known products, including MSN and Exchange, and was responsible for the launch of the original Microsoft Office product. Beyond the successful launch of products, Laura also served as Vice President of Worldwide Strategic Planning and led over $1B in strategic investments, including Hotmail and Healtheon WebMD, among others. 

Post Microsoft, Laura served as Principal with global venture capital firm Atlas Ventures, leading their IT investment initiatives worldwide while managing their offices in Silicon Valley and Seattle, where her investment in Isilon went public before becoming part of Dell EMC. 

Laura holds a Masters Degree in Management from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and a Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.