
CEO
Laura has been leading teams to discover and implement sustainability goals since 2008. She led Emerald’s growth to an internationally sought-after partner to clients and their architects and project teams. Laura excels at facilitating eco-charrettes and strategy sessions that align the client's business and financial objectives with their corporate sustainability strategy or for building projects. She excels at leveraging embedded expertise on teams to create actionable solutions. Her experience spans manufacturing, financial services, non-profit, and government entities.
Laura is known for her thought leadership and pragmatic approach to risk mitigation, cost savings, and actionable strategies that achieve measurable results. Additionally, she serves on the boards of USGBC Ohio, Entrepreneur's Organization of Cleveland, and the Greater Cleveland Partnership.