Laura Clise

Laura Clise is founder & CEO of Intentionalist and Senior Advisor to the Impact Finance Center. Laura previously led sustainability and corporate responsibility at Weyerhaeuser. Prior to Weyerhaeuser, she led corporate sustainability at Plum Creek and served as the President of the Plum Creek Foundation. Laura’s sustainability experience also includes roles leading sustainable development, supplier diversity, external communications, and corporate citizenship at AREVA Inc., preceded by work for the U.N. Global Compact, Intel Corporation, and Business for Social Responsibility. She began her career in brand management at General Mills and subsequently worked for McMaster-Carr Supply Company, where she led the international sales operations department. Laura received an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a BA from Carleton College. She currently serves on the Athlete Ally Board of Directors, the Net Impact Advisory Council, and as Vice-Chair of the Green Sports Alliance Diversity & Inclusion Committee. She is a 2013 Aspen Institute First Movers Fellow, a recipient of a Human Rights Campaign Award for Exceptional Individual Achievement, a National Diversity Council LGBT Leadership Award winner, and was recognized by Seattle Sounders FC as their 2017 Community MVP.