Laura Thompson

Laura Thompson is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in product marketing, entrepreneurship, and strategic advising. As a co-founder of RUNA, Thompson contributed to the production of clean energy drinks using fair-trade guayusa leaves. In the role of interim COO and advisor at Wayfinder, Thompson supported an edtech startup focused on empowering students globally. Prior experience includes an impactful summer fellowship with New Sector Alliance, investment work at GV, and product marketing positions at Google and X, the moonshot factory. Currently, Thompson is involved in product marketing for augmented reality and AI at Meta and serves as founder of Execs on Deck, a fellowship for tech executives. Thompson holds a BA in Public Policy from Brown University.