It’s an honor to award Laurie a Tepper Alumni Service Award for her outstanding volunteer leadership and passionate service to the Tepper School alumni community. Laurie has served Tepper as a class reunion volunteer, an admissions volunteer, speaker, and member of the Tepper School Alumni Board from 2010 to 2016, where she also served as President. Laurie was the inaugural recipient of the Tepper Women in Business “Alumna of the Year” award. A consistent philanthropic supporter of the university, Laurie serves as an adjunct professor at the Tepper School teaching a course titled, “The Corporate Startup Lab.” She is also an advisor, author, award-winning podcaster, and keynote speaker through her firm, the Business Transition Sherpa where she provides C-Level strategy, go to market expertise, and exit planning services.
This award recognizes volunteer service to the Tepper School community or its alumni organizations, including active participation in alumni or university affairs; faithful and continued effort in maintaining class, chapter, interest group or other alumni organizations; or assistance in expanding the influence and prestige of the Tepper School and Carnegie Mellon University. Breadth, length, and impact of volunteer service to the school will be considered.