About Laura
After many years of leading Global Mobility and Immigration functions, I kept noticing the same thing. The hardest problems weren't solved by more headcount, better technology, or another vendor. They persisted despite those investments. What was missing wasn't simply resources. It was a matter of design: how a function is built to create value.
That insight became my work. The teams I led came to know me as a conductor, someone who hears the whole orchestra and who understands that performance depends not only on the strength of each player, but also on how well they move together. Optimizing one part in isolation only takes you so far. Progress comes from how the parts work together.
My contribution is rarely a new tool. It's a different way of seeing the whole.
My career began in corporate immigration, working across several firms. From there, I advised international scholars and researchers at UC San Francisco before spending more than a decade leading Global Mobility and Immigration at Salesforce. Despite the different settings, the core challenge remained remarkably consistent. Seeing those patterns repeat, and sometimes diverge, taught me to look beyond the visible problem to understand what was driving those outcomes.
What has always driven me is a reluctance to accept assumptions simply because they’ve gone unquestioned. Not change for its own sake, but a belief that how we define a problem ultimately determines what becomes possible.
Going independent created the space to follow this curiosity beyond any single function, shifting my focus toward the broader trends reshaping the global workforce. Today, I remain focused on Global Mobility precisely because it sits at the intersection of changing workforce models, talent strategy, technology, and geopolitical shifts.
I keep this work focused by design rather than by default, partnering with organizations ready to question how the function is built, not just how it runs.
I also convene leaders across the mobility ecosystem to engage in deeper inquiry, bringing together perspectives that rarely sit in the same conversation.
Together, we help shape what Global Mobility could become.
“Few leaders possess the combination of strategic vision, intellectual curiosity, and authenticity that Laura brings to every challenge. She has a remarkable ability to see possibilities where others see obstacles, connect the dots across complex challenges, and help others understand the bigger picture.
Her thoughtful, authentic leadership inspired people to think bigger, grow with confidence, and feel genuinely valued.
The impact of her leadership continues to influence how I approach my own work today.”
Director, Global Mobility & Immigration Fortune 500 Technology Company