Laura DePaoli

Laura L DePaoli is an agile, data-based decision-maker and leader with over 15 years of experience in Strategy and General Management roles in the retail industry, including stores, e-commerce, and commercial channels.

Her expertise lies in authentic leadership, team building & development, go-to-market strategy development & implementation, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, and data visualization implementations.

Laura's background includes operational improvement, P&L management, revenue management, merchandising strategy, M&A integration planning and execution, and supply chain management.

She holds an MBA in General Management - Operations with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and has studied Artificial Intelligence for Business at the same institution. Laura also graduated with honors in BS and MS in Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

With a successful track record as VP of Go-to-Market Strategy & Operations at Staples and various senior management roles, Laura is known for turning around business performance, driving profitable sales growth, and establishing data-driven decision-making processes.

She has experience in M&A integration planning, financial planning & analysis, and developing new market opportunities, demonstrating a strong ability to balance right and left brain thinking for effective collaboration and team elevation.