Laura Venning is an experienced evaluation specialist currently working at The National Lottery Community Fund since February 2017. Prior to this role, Laura Venning served as the Evaluation and Impact Research Manager at The Reading Agency from December 2014 to February 2017. Laura Venning also held positions as Research Manager and Acting Head of Research and Policy at Booktrust from August 2011 to November 2014, and as Senior Research Officer at the Department for Work and Pensions from March 2009 to May 2010. Earlier in Laura Venning's career, positions included Library Research Assistant at the House of Lords Library and Research Intern at IPPR. Laura Venning holds a Master of Research (MRes) in Social Policy from the University of Bath and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from The University of Birmingham.