Laura Chambers
Board Member at Mozilla
Experienced CEO leading transformation and growth through product innovation, P&L management, creating engaged, resilient and high performing teams, and outstanding execution / operations. I am passionate about working on hard and interesting problems, and creating significant positive change for humans.
Most recently, I was the CEO of Willow Innovations Inc, who created the world's first wearable, quiet, in-bra pump for breastfeeding mothers. Willow's mission is to bring joy to motherhood!
Prior to Willow, I led the global Core Host division at Airbnb. In that role, I was responsible for ensuring that more hosts join the platform, are set up for success, and thrive as hosts. I also led our Community efforts - ensuring that hosts feel connected, educated and recognized for the great work they do.
Before Airbnb, I led eBay's North American consumer selling and transportation businesses. In this role I oversaw significant business turnaround, revamped the strategic approach, and launched innovative new products and experiences. Over 13 years, I worked at eBay Inc in multiple divisions (Marketplaces, PayPal, Skype, Corporate), multiple regions (APAC, NA, EU) and multiple functions (product, trust, regional business, sales & marketing, operations, customer support, strategy, HR).
Before joining eBay, I worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Co. in Australia.
I have a MBA from Stanford University, and a dual bachelor's in Commerce and Arts from the University of Melbourne (Australia). I am also on the Board of Mozilla Corp.
I have 3 children, a dog, and an English husband (in no particular order). We are based in Silicon Valley, and deeply enjoy engaging with our community, and spending as much time as possible out on the water.
Career
- Now Board Member · Mozilla
- From 2020 · Scale-up Chief Executive Officer · Willow Innovations
- Earlier · Scale-up General Manager, Core Hosts · Airbnb
- Earlier · Scale-up Executive · Skype
- Earlier · Scale-up Executive · PayPal
- Earlier Various roles (13 years) · eBay
- Earlier Consultant · McKinsey & Company
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Key moments
Jump straight to the part of Why Every Founder & Investor Needs to Understand Open Source AI (Replay Episode) you want.
- 0:21 Why We're Excited About Laura Chambers
- 3:14 Interview Begins: Laura's First Investment at Age 10
- 5:20 Open Source 101: What It Is Why It Matters
- 7:08 Firefox vs Internet Explorer: The Open Source Origin Story
- 9:58 How Healthy Is the Internet Today?
- 13:50 Can You Actually Make Money From Open Source?
- 15:45 What If the Internet Had Stayed Behind Paywalls?
- 17:33 Gen AI Is the New Model T: We're Missing the Seatbelts
- 19:37 The Case For Against Closed Source AI
- 21:35 Why Researchers, Academics Governments Need Open Access
Connections
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