Laura Guntren

Laura Guntren has extensive experience in marketing and has held various leadership roles throughout their career. Laura currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing at gWorks since March 2023. Prior to that, they were the Vice President Marketing at Anvilogic from January 2022 to February 2023.

From January 2020 to January 2022, Laura worked as the Head of Growth Marketing at Synack, Inc., where they led the growth marketing team and was responsible for demand generation, digital marketing, branding, and marketing operations.

Before Synack, Laura served as the Director of Marketing at HackerRank from March 2017 to January 2020. In this role, they led a team of marketing operations and program managers and was responsible for driving the budget, strategy, execution, and results of integrated global marketing programs.

Laura also has experience as a Co-Founder and Principal Marketing Consultant at Sand Hill UX from June 2015 to March 2018. In this role, they guided organizations in developing comprehensive marketing strategies across various industries.

Prior to Sand Hill UX, Laura worked as a Senior Manager of Marketing at Symantec from 2012 to 2015, leading the North American Marketing Group for the Website Security Business.

Laura's early career includes positions as a Product Marketing Manager at Intuit from 2005 to 2012, a Communications Officer in the US Army Reserves from 2000 to 2008, and various roles at Providian Financial and Northwestern Financial.

Laura Guntren has a diverse education history. Laura first attended the University of Kentucky, where they studied Biology, General. However, the specific start and end years are unknown. After their time at the University of Kentucky, Laura then enrolled in California State University, Northridge, where they completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Again, the exact duration of their time at this institution is unclear. In 2000 and 2001, Laura pursued a certification at the Defense Information School, specializing in Broadcast Journalism and Public Affairs. Lastly, from 1991 to 1995, they attended Barstow High School, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period.