Laura speaks on mobility, city, and climate topics globally, and is on ‘Transportation Power 100’ and ‘Top Women in Mobility’ lists. She is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Streetlife Ventures , a seed-stage venture fund investing in urban climate solutions to transform sectors including mobility, buildings, energy, waste, and water.
Previously, Laura was the General Manager of Citi Bike at Lyft and built it into a $100M ARR
business and one of the country’s largest transportation systems, led diligence on urban climate tech companies at Sidewalk Labs, launched new mobility products with Boston Consulting
Group’s digital ventures team, and advised Bloomberg Philanthropies on their urban investment
strategy.
Laura also teaches MBA strategy courses at NYU Stern, and is on the board of Governors
Island, which will be the test bed for climate innovation in NYC. She is a Senior Fellow with
MIT’s Mobility Initiative, and on the urban-focused Expert Taskforce for the World Economic
Forum (WEF) and Young Leaders Circle at the Milken Institute.
Fun fact: Laura’s friends call her ‘20 Questions’ since she loves getting to the heart of a good idea – and she’s given a TED Talk on the topic.