Laura O'sullivan, Mpa
About Laura O'sullivan, Mpa
Laura O'Sullivan, MPA, serves as the Community Coordinator for the Food Systems Initiative at the World Economic Forum, where she has worked since 2019. She has a diverse background in education, knowledge management, and resource mobilization, with previous roles at organizations such as CIEE, the International Rescue Committee, and UN Women.
Work at World Economic Forum
Laura O'Sullivan serves as the Community Coordinator for the Food Systems Initiative at the World Economic Forum. She has been in this role since 2019, based in New York, New York. In her position, she manages logistics for various multi-stakeholder events, workshops, and executive meetings. O'Sullivan leads the communications strategy and oversees the production of summary reports, partner engagement materials, and Agenda blogs. She has developed messaging and social media assets that have garnered over 2.1 million views, contributing to the visibility of the initiative.
Education and Expertise
O'Sullivan holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in International & European Governance from Leiden University, where she studied from 2018 to 2019. She also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government, Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany, completing her studies from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, she studied Spanish Language at the University of Valencia for 11 months in 2014. This diverse educational background supports her expertise in community coordination and food systems.
Professional Background
Before her current role, O'Sullivan gained experience in various positions. She worked as an ESL Teacher at CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange in Bangkok for five months in 2017. In 2018, she served as a Knowledge Management Specialist at the International Rescue Committee for two months. O'Sullivan also held a position as a Resource Mobilization Analyst at UN Women for six months in 2016 and worked as a Research Data Assistant at NYU Langone Medical Center for one year from 2015 to 2016.
Achievements in Food Systems Initiative
In her role at the World Economic Forum, O'Sullivan has significantly improved the efficiency of the Food Systems Initiative Team. She achieved this by developing procedures that streamline operations. Additionally, she created and maintained user profiles, workflows, dashboards, and reports on Salesforce, enhancing the team's ability to manage partner engagement strategies across five leadership communities, which include 200 key constituents.