Laura Weiss is a strategic leader with a deep passion for education and mission-driven innovation. She currently serves as Senior Director of Commercial Strategy and Growth at Pearson, where she leads efforts to develop new products and commercial offerings across K-12 and higher education. She began her career as a teacher in the South Bronx through Teach For America and has remained committed to advancing educational opportunity ever since. Her professional journey includes roles at Microsoft, where she led strategy for Azure in education and pricing for Microsoft 365 Education, and at the Boston Consulting Group, where she supported education nonprofits in scaling their impact. Prior to joining Pearson, she led commercial and product strategy at Impossible Foods.
Laura holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tulane University, a Master of Science in Teaching from Pace University and an MBA from Duke University. She is excited to be part of the conversation on how to expand access and impact through dual enrollment and other pathways that connect education to opportunity.
