Laura Newell-McLaughlin

Ms. Newell-McLaughlin began her career at Academic Management Services, where she led operations and client management. Through a series of acquisitions and divestitures, she held positions at Sallie Mae, Higher One, and Blackboard, leading product management and product development, negotiating strategic partnerships, and managing due diligence processes.

During her tenure at Transact, Ms. Newell-McLaughlin has identified and negotiated key partnerships and been a key contributor to the company’s strategic plan, particularly for the payments business. Her expertise is well known and highly regarded in the company and the industry. She is a frequent speaker within the payments category.

Ms. Newell-McLaughlin earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications, with a concentration in business management and a minor in marketing, from Rhode Island College.