Laura G. Ross

Laura Gore Ross was reappointed to the CPB Board of Directors by President Joseph Biden and confirmed by the Senate in February 2022. Ms. Ross was appointed for her first term to the CPB Board of Directors by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate in May 2018. She was elected as vice-chair of the Board in October 2020 and continues to serve in that position.

Ms. Ross is a retired attorney with a career in public service.

Ms. Ross' past professional experience includes the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, MFY Legal Services, eight years as Chief of Staff to the Attorney General of the State of New York, and subsequently Legislative Counsel to a New York State Senator. She began government service at the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, was a former Legislative Assistant to a U.S. Congressman from Flint, Michigan, and was appointed by President Obama to represent the United States at the 64th United Nations General Assembly.