Laura Bishop is a corporate board director, C-Suite leader and former chief environmental regulator with firsthand experience leading growth and turnaround strategies with sustainability as a key driver. Laura is skilled at navigating complex environments having served in regulated and regulator roles. This unique perspective positions her to identify emerging issues and stakeholders instrumental to designing successful short or long-term strategy to drive purpose & profitability. Laura has managed an annual P&L of $400M and overseen teams of up to 1,000 employees. She has developed and led global functions in China, Mexico and Canada.Laura currently serves as an independent non-executive board director for EcoVadis, a global software as a service (SaaS) company specializing in supply chain sustainability and ratings where she serves on the Audit Committee and provides oversight and guidance to the company leadership as it scales services and impact. Laura also serves on the board of Ecologi, a trusted climate action platform that helps businesses and individuals invest in high-quality and high-integrity climate solutions.Laura’s private sector experience includes serving as Chief Sustainability Officer of Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) where she led sustainability, environmental compliance, social impact, philanthropy, and government relations. Laura established carbon reduction goals that reduced Best Buy’s carbon footprint by 55% by 2020. She was also instrumental in creating and implementing Best Buy’s consumer electronics recycling program, building a unique customer offering and recycling more than 2 billion pounds of electronic waste. More recently, Laura served on Governor Tim Walz’s Cabinet as the chief environmental regulator for the State of Minnesota where she had oversight for over 80,000 industrial and municipal permits for land, air, & water. She was appointed to oversee the Climate Change Subcabinet and Advisory Council where she led efforts resulting in more than $450M in climate investments and accelerated access to electric vehicles and infrastructure. Expertise: Experienced Board Director, Operations, P&L, Regulatory Affairs, Public Policy, Government Relations, ESG/CSR, Issues management, Strategy, Transformations and Turnarounds, Sustainability, Climate Change, Purpose, Vision, Inclusive work culture, Industry Disruption, Stakeholder Management, Board Governance, Audit Committee, Consumer Goods, Retail, Utilities, Renewables, Global teams, Private Equity Boards, Fundraising