Laura Mather
About Laura Mather
CEO, Independent Director & Entrepreneur with expertise in cybersecurity and diversity and inclusion (ESG) Chief Executive Officer, Board Director and Entrepreneur with expertise building global enterprise software companies inn. the cybersecurity and diversity and inclusion space. Renowned expert on cybersecurity, fraud protection, data privacy and diversity and inclusion. Extensive experience in business strategy, risk management, go-to-market strategy, raising capital and financial management. Skilled at driving digital innovation to foster growth and shareholder value. My experience leading cybersecurity initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, and providing cybersecurity software for some of the world's largest banks, finance and e-commerce companies gives me the unique ability to help boards partner with CEOs and Chief Information Security Officers to ensure organizations achieve the best possible outcomes when balances risks with product/revenue strategy. In addition, my deep expertise around diversity and inclusion helps boards determine the appropriate ESG goals to maximize stakeholder value. Advise boards of directors and advisory boards on business strategy, cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management and diversity and inclusion. Ability to provide clear direction and governance upholding the highest levels of ethics and fiduciary care. History of building trusted relationships with global stakeholders, investors, analysts, regulators and clients. Decisive collaborative leader and communicator. Highly experienced speaker at global business, technology and leadership conferences on data privacy, cybersecurity, recruiting/human resources and entrepreneurship. Recipient of numerous awards and honors for engineering, entrepreneurship and innovation. CORE GOVERNANCE EXPERTISE - Enterprise growth - Rigorous analysis of risk - Cybersecurity and data privacy - Diversity and inclusion - M&A - Consensus-building across stakeholders and investors Industry expertise on security, privacy, recruiting, diversity and entrepreneurship featured on National Public Radio and in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Huffington Post, CNNMoney, Wired and San Francisco Chronicle. Recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Agenda Magazine’s Top 50 Potential Board Members, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Business Insider’s 25 Most Powerful Engineers, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and Anita Borg Institute’s Technical Entrepreneur of the Year.