Hi, I’m Laura. Executive business leader, change maker, and mother of three – on mission to drive purposeful change within our workplace and world. As Chief Sustainable Living Officer at Kohler Co., I bring over 30 years of experience in marketing, communications, human resources and sustainability to lead Kohler’s efforts to help people live a sustainable lifestyle, adopt behaviors and make conscious choices to minimize their impact on the planet. I’ve held several roles at Kohler, a privately held company founded in 1873 by my great-grandfather John Michael Kohler. Prior to this role, I was appointed as the company’s first Chief Sustainability and DEI officer where I expanded Kohler’s commitment to environmental sustainability, social impact and DE&I by implementing more aggressive initiatives to achieve Kohler’s net zero 2035 goals, accelerating innovation to provide a broader range of products that help people reduce our impact on the environment, and increasing advocacy to address water conservation and improved access to safe water and sanitation. I also spent two decades as the head of human resources where I oversaw the growth and development of 40,000+ global associates and helped formalize and strengthen the culture to allow associates to align with work that was meaningful and allows them to achieve their full potential. I am a member of the Kohler Co. Board of Directors, and throughout my career, have taken on various board positions across the business, education, art and preservation sectors. I am equally as passionate about giving back through impact organizations such as Outward Bound USA, where I served as board chair from 2016-2019.