Head of Grants and InvestmentsMulago Foundation
Laura is responsible for Mulago’s operations, investment strategy and execution, leading a team that sources, vets and manages over 100 funding relationships (grants, debt and equity) with social enterprises in Africa and South/Southeast Asia. Since Laura joined the foundation in 2007, Mulago has provided over $150 million in early stage funding for many iconic social enterprises, including Educate Girls, Last Mile Health, Living Goods, Muso, Zola and One Acre Fund. Laura is also a Lecturer in Management at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business – teaching Formation of Impact Ventures – on the board of Innovations for Poverty Action and an advisor to many social enterprises around the world. Laura thrives in entrepreneurial environments and most of her professional career has been in early stage companies. She received her BS from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and her MBA and Certificate in Public Management from Stanford University.
Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityHealthHealth DeliveryLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsOcean EcosystemsPost-Secondary EducationSanitationSecondary EducationSmallholder ProductivityWater ManagementWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Eastern and Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa