Laura Desmond

Laura Desmond is the founder of Eagle Vista Partners, LLC, founded in 2017, serving as Chief Executive Officer.
Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Smartly.io Holding Oy since 2022; Independent Director at Adobe, Inc. since 2012; Director at Syniverse Technologies LLC since 2017; Director at Vibes Media LLC since 2017; Lead Director at DoubleVerify, Inc. since 2020; Director at Vivaki Productions, Inc.; and Operating Partner at Providence Equity Partners LLC since 2017.
Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer at MediaVest Worldwide, Inc. from 2003 to 2007; Chief Executive Officer at The Security Management Group of America, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Chief Executive Officer & Director at DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. in 2020; Global Chief Executive Officer at Starcom MediaVest Group, Inc. from 2008 to 2016; Chairman at The Advertising Council, Inc. from 2014 to 2015; Director-Media Services at General Motors Corp.; Independent Director at Capgemini SE from 2019 to 2020; Director at Digitas, Inc.; Independent Director at Telaria, Inc. in 2013; Director at Razorfish LLC; Independent Director at Syniverse Holdings LLC (Florida) from 2017 to 2019; Director at Zenith UK (Media) Ltd.; and Chief Revenue Officer at Publicis Groupe SA from 2016 to 2017.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Henry B. Tippie College of Business, conferred in 1987.