Vanessa Lauf

Vanessa Lauf has a diverse range of work experience spanning various industries and roles.

Vanessa most recently worked at Pavilion, starting in November 2022, where they hold the position of Head of Platform Data.

Prior to Pavilion, Vanessa worked at Kumo.AI as the VP of Operations from October 2021 to June 2022.

Vanessa also had an extensive tenure at Airbnb, starting in March 2021 as the Chief of Staff to the CTO of Hosting, and ending in April 2022. Within Airbnb, they held several other roles including Manager of Data Science for Cities Product from March 2019 to March 2021, Senior Data Scientist in Public Policy & Communications from March 2018 to March 2019, and Data Scientist in Public Policy & Communications from July 2016 to March 2018. Vanessa began their journey at Airbnb as a Policy Researcher from June 2015 to July 2016.

Prior to Airbnb, Vanessa worked as a Transportation Planner at San Francisco County Transportation Authority from September 2014 to June 2015, and as an Economics Analyst at AECOM from July 2012 to August 2014.

Vanessa also gained experience as a Student Engineer in the Western Region at Canadian National Railway from January 2010 to September 2010, and as a Project Consultant Assistant at Coffey from June 2009 to September 2009.

Vanessa's earliest work experience was as a Construction Coordinator at Stantec from May 2008 to December 2008.

Overall, Vanessa Lauf's work experience demonstrates their diverse skill set and ability to excel in various roles within the technology, transportation, and consulting industries.

Vanessa Lauf obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta, where they studied from 2005 to 2011. Later, from 2011 to 2012, they pursued a Master's degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.