Laure co-leads the Blue Nature Alliance. She is a marine ecologist and conservation practitioner with nearly 20 years of international ocean conservation experience, working with communities, governments, and investors to expand and improve effective and equitable ocean protections around the world. After joining Conservation International in 2008, Laure spent nearly a decade as a key technical advisor for the Bird’s Head Seascape, in West Papua, Indonesia, a global model for community driven co-management at the seascape scale, and is the key architect behind the Blue Abadi Fund, a dedicated conservation trust fund to ensure the Bird’s Head Seascape’s impact is enduring. Laure earned an interdisciplinary B.S. and M.S. in ocean science and resource management from Stanford University and a global MBA from University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She brings to the Blue Nature Alliance practical MPA management experience, scientific and conservation finance expertise, a passion for swimming with sharks, and a continual curiosity to learn from new places and people.