Laura Patterson

- Board of Advisors

Laura Patterson is an Associate Partner at Promise Venture Studio. Before joining Promise, Laura worked on the Education Research and Insights and Community teams at Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) by day, and as the Program Director to Revive the Dream Institute, a fellowship for professionals looking to make an impact in the education space, by night. Prior to joining TpT, she served at the NYC Department of Education as a Special Projects Manager for the district's Office of Innovation and Education Technology and the Analyst for the Office of Strategic Planning. She began her career at Scholastic, where she performed a variety of functions including managing the company’s book donation program. In addition to broad experience with education organizations as staff, Laura has co-organized Startup Weekend EDU and consulted with or volunteered for several local ed-based nonprofits including 100Kin10, 4.0 Schools, and the Opportunity Network. Laura received her BA in Sociology at Tufts University and her MPA in Nonprofit Management from New York University