Laura Weidman Powers

Laura grew up in New York City, went to Harvard undergrad and Stanford for her JD and MBA, and started her career in the non-profit sector. She co-founded Code 2040, a nonprofit focused on dismantling structural barriers to diverse and inclusive leadership in tech, and then worked on access to capital and DEI as a senior policy adviser in the Obama White House. She was head of impact at social innovation fund Echoing Green before joining Base10, the first black-led VC firm to cross $1 billion in assets under management, in 2021. Laura has taught social innovation at Stanford and at the American University of Rome.