With 25+ years of product development experience ranging from R&D to marketing, sales and professional services – Laura has been involved in the design of electronics for space applications, aircraft engines, diapers, electric cars, complex software systems, and custom electro-mechanical systems at AT&T Bell Labs, Hewlett Packard, Agilent, Sales.com and eBay – as well as several startups you’ve never heard of.

Throughout her career – her most satisfying experiences have always been a member of a high performing team on a mission to achieve the near-impossible as soon as possible.   Laura is the Chief Operating Officer for the Business Agility Institute and the Founder of Powered by Teams – a Silicon Valley agile consultancy focused on helping leaders and their teams thrive in the midst of change.

Laura is active in the global Agile community where she co-founded the Women in Agile chapter in San Francisco and co-chaired the Coaching & Mentoring track for Agile Alliance in 2018 & 2019. She is a mentor for startup founders at Silicon Valley Ignite, and teaches Agile and Leadership Agility at Stanford Continuing Studies Program. Laura was named a “Silicon Valley Woman of Influence in 2019.”