Laura D. Ross

Laura Ross currently serves as Head of School at Harvard-Westlake School, a position held since July 2017, with previous roles including Associate Head of School and Head of Upper School. Ross holds significant governance experience as a Member of the Board of Trustees at Wesleyan University from June 2019 to June 2022 and as a Member of the Board of Directors at The Magellan International School from June 2015 to June 2017. Prior to Harvard-Westlake, Ross was Head of Upper School at Greenhill School and Director of College Counseling at St. Stephen's Episcopal School. Ross's admissions experience includes serving as Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission and Director of Transfer Admission at Columbia University and Associate Director of Admissions at Scripps College. Educational qualifications include a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Wesleyan University.