Laura Gassner Otting              CEO & Founder, Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group

Laura Gassner Otting founded the Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group in 2002 on the simple notion that every organization, regardless of its size can better fulfill its mission with a highly-tailored, innovative, and strategic approach to acquiring and retaining its most important resource: talent. As CEO of this ‘new economy’ firm, Laura works every day to enhance clients’ capacity and independence by unbundling traditional executive search services. Prior to forming the group, she served as senior vice president of ExecSearches.com, the web’s leading site for senior-level nonprofit job postings. Laura has served as vice president at Isaacson, Miller, one of the largest search firms in New England, and one of the most highly respected non-profit focused search firms in the country.

Previously, Laura served as a presidential appointee for the White House Office of National Service, a program officer for the Corporation for National Service and as a member of the Clinton/Gore Transition Team and 1992 Election Team. She holds a Master of Arts in Political Management from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Government from University of Texas at Austin. Laura holds the positions of clerk and governance committee chair on the Newton Montessori School board, was founding chair of both Strong Women, Strong Girls and the Boston Choral Ensemble, and previously served on the Alumni Board of the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. Laura is the author of Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector.