Laura Whitby, Programme and Development Manager

Laura has an MA in Cultural Heritage Studies, and whilst studying she worked in a voluntary capacity for Survival International during their involvement in the historic ‘Bushmen’ court case in Botswana. She then spent two years at Plan UK as a Corporate Fundraiser, where she played a key role in developing a wide-reaching microfinance initiative with a leading international bank, and managed a wide range of large and small corporate funded projects.

Laura has extensive experience of facilitating the development of public private partnerships and she joined Living Earth in 2008 as Programme and Development Manager to initially focus predominantly on supporting Living Earth’s activities in Alaska.