Associate Director, Engagement

Laura works to make FAI’s research as impactful as possible through strategic communication and partnerships. She combines knowledge of user-centered communication with a background in international development.

Previously, she led business development and communications at Reboot, a design firm focused on cross-sectoral collaboration. At NYU’s Development Research Institute, she co-wrote an economic development history of Greene Street in New York City, and managed and co-wrote the Aid Watch blog with economist William Easterly, as a forum to debate aid policies and practices. Her work on this topic has been published in several major publications. Laura graduated from Brown University with a degree in comparative literature, and received her MA in International Development and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She speaks Italian and is based in Northern Italy.