Laura Powers

Laura is CEO of the Business Agility Institute; an international research and advocacy organization on a mission to elevate and empower companies through agility. She’s living proof that you never quite know where your next career move may take you. With 25+ years of product experience ranging from R&D to marketing, to sales and professional services – she has been involved in the design of electronics for space applications, aircraft engines, diapers, electric cars, and software systems at Hewlett Packard, Agilent, Sales.com, and eBay – as well as several startups you’ve never heard of. She received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, and has taught Agile leadership at Stanford Continuing Studies. In 2019 she was named a “Silicon Valley Woman of Influence.” She lives in the heart of Silicon Valley with her husband and their two English Springer Spaniels Uisce and Danika, as well as two opinionated cats.