Laura StonePast Board Member
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Laura Stone founded Stone + Company 15 years ago. As the company’s Chief Executive Office, she leverages her extensive expertise helping top leaders and their teams in Fortune 500 companies define and deliver superior strategy. Formerly a faculty member at Crotenville, General Electric’s Premier Leadership Center; Laura has spent much of her career working with leaders to develop high performance teams as well as designing and implementing change in complex organizations. Her clients represent a broad range of industries and sectors including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy, consumer products, and non-profits. She has developed advanced methodologies combining social analytics and behavioral sciences to create an organizational application for increasing the effectiveness of teams in complex organizations. The Inside Out Strategy™ program developed by Stone + Company integrates applied research and the development of tools to quantify superior leadership attributes.
Laura has also served as CEO and President of the Massachusetts Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation and as Chair of the foundation’s corporate Board. She is currently an advisor to the City Year Rhode Island Social Entrepreneur Fellowship program. Laura is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Madison. Her current professional affiliations include the Organization Development Network, Society of Human Resources Management, and American Society of Training and Development. Laura lives in Newton with her two children, Sophie and Jackson. |