Laura Thompson, MA, PCC, is an executive leadership and communications coach, author, and thought leader with over a decade of experience guiding senior leaders across industries worldwide. A sought-after speaker and member of both the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and the Fortune AIQ Advisory Board, she brings a global perspective and twenty-five years of expertise spanning entrepreneurship, finance, and communications. Laura empowers leaders to drive purposeful transformation within themselves, their organizations, and society through strategic insight, emotional intelligence, and authentic human connection. She holds an MA in International Relations and International Political Economy from Boston University (France), a BA in Finance from Simmons University, and has also studied at INSEAD Business School. An American expat for half her life and a devoted Francophile, Laura brings curiosity, warmth, and deep cultural sensitivity to everything she does.