Lara Miles is an experienced executive professional currently serving as the Executive Assistant to the COO at the Carnegie Institution for Science since May 2015. Previously, Lara held various administrative roles at Wells Fargo from August 2010 to May 2015, providing support to senior leaders, including the Region Head of the Commercial Bank and the Area President of Washington DC. Earlier in their career, Lara worked as a Client Associate at Wells Fargo Advisors, offering operations support to financial advisors, and as an Analyst at Secure Financial Services, focusing on profit-and-loss report production and data analysis. Lara holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from Towson University, completed in 2007, and graduated from Wootton High School in 2001.