Laura Perille is the CEO of EdVestors, a school improvement nonprofit with the mission to increase the number of schools in Boston delivering dramatically improved educational outcomes for all students. Since its launch in 2002 under Perille’s leadership, EdVestors has raised and helped investors direct over $21 million in funds for urban school improvement through its School Solutions Seed Fund, the School on the Move Prize, and the Improving Schools Initiative. Prior to EdVestors, she led Perille Consulting Group and previously served as Director of Education for Crittenton Hastings House, Policy Analyst for Community Catalyst/Families USA, and Director of Programs for the Greater Boston Food Bank. A graduate of Brown University, Perille and her family live in Boston.