Laura Thompson

Student, Brown University, Providence, RI

Laura Thompson is a senior Public Policy major at Brown University in Rhode Island. While at Brown, Laura co-founded both the Ivy League Investment Journal and the Brown Social Innovation Initiative. During school breaks, Laura led two week-long trips for gifted high school students studying social issues in San Francisco and New Orleans. Laura spent a summer in nonprofit consulting and is especially interested in the intersection between the for- and non-profit sectors.

During her high school years Laura Thompson experienced the differences in teenage cultures first-hand when she transferred from a large, public suburban high school to a small, rural boarding school at the start of her junior year.

During high school, Laura won several financial scholarships for her academic and leadership abilities, as well as numerous first-place awards for excellence in writing. She participated in the Community Service Club Board, the Latin Club, and also served as a prefect and student ambassador. In addition, Laura was a peer-tutor in her school's "Best Buddies" program. Her sports were JV gymnastics and cross country.   She also was captain of the varsity field hockey team.

She spent her school breaks engaged in civic-learning programs across the country through The Civic Education Project.   She first became involved in that project at Northwestern University.   She remains engaged as a member of the program's board.

At Brown University, Laura has been is a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, a Residential Counselor in the freshman dorms, the Executive Editor of the Ivy League Investment Journal for Brown Investment Group, a Teaching Assistant for Engineering class called "Management of NonProfits and Industrial Business." At Brown, Laura also sat on the Greek Council Executive Board, serving as their Community Service Chair. Laura was a full scholarship recipient for the Hunger and Homelessness Conference at University of Southern California. She is interested in whatiwishyouknew.com because "I have always been passionate about raising the voices of the unheard."

For more about some of Laura's high school accomplishments, activities, volunteer experiences and honors, click here.

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