Laura Payne is the Director of Public Markets at Builders Vision, responsible for equity and fixed income investments across various portfolios. Laura is a frequent speaker on topics of investment management and climate change related risk and opportunity. Previously, Laura focused on alternative investments, serving as a Director at Citadel LLC and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. She began her professional career as an institutional investor at The University of Chicago Investment Office, followed by Glenwood Capital and The Pritzker Group.
Laura received a master’s degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and both master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Marquette University.
Laura serves and Chair of the Board for the Alliance for the Great Lakes, a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect and promote access to clean water. She is a member of the Investment Committee for WHI Trust Company. She is Executive in Residence at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation. She also serves as a Board Member and member of the Executive Committee for The University of Chicago Lab School Parent Association.