Laura joined Social Platform in June 2020 as Policy & Advocacy Coordinator, and became Head in September 2021. As of June 2023 she is Secretary General of Social Platform.

She holds an MSc in Gender, Media and Culture from the London School of Economics and Political Science and an MA in Publishing and Journalism from LUMSA University in Rome.

She has previously worked at SOLIDAR, coordinating the work on social Europe, and at Volonteurope, focusing on active citizenship and equality, two of the Social Platform member organisations. She also worked at the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) as well as in several communications positions.