Laura Ferris Anderson

Laura Ferris Anderson has previously served as a senior banker in J.P. Morgan’s private banking business, managing relationships and banking needs for a wide variety of clients, including corporate executives and business owners. She also served as a director of payments strategy, eCommerce and of a major image enabled transformation of check processing. She also has experience in consulting and government affairs.

An active civic leader, Laura serves on the executive committees of the board of directors of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and of the Wood Family Foundation. She serves on the board of directors of the Illinois Mentoring Partnership and the advisory board of Best Buddies Illinois as well as the Women’s boards of the Field Museum and the Joffrey Ballet.

She is a member of the Alumni Board of Governors of Georgetown University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Public Policy and a Master of Business Administration.

A native of Massachusetts, Laura lives in Chicago with her husband, Matt, and their daughter, Ellen.