Laura Lombard, President

Laura Lombard is the President & CEO of Kansas Global Trade Services. She is an accomplished executive with more than ten years of experience in international trade, consulting with Fortune 100 and 500 businesses, non-profit organizations, small-to-medium-sized companies, and public-private partnerships. In addition to her role at Kansas Global, Laura participates on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC-9) on Small, Minority, and Women-Led Businesses. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Mid-America District Export Council.

Before leading Kansas Global, Laura served as CEO of ImEpik, where she tripled revenues two years in a row. Prior to that, she was founding President and Executive Director of the Middle East & North Africa Consultants in Washington, D.C. and served as media relations coordinator and a consultant at The Cohen Group, a firm founded by former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Laura graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies with a master’s degree in international relations and economics. She also has a B.A. in political science and international studies from the University of Kansas.

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Laura Lombard is also the President & CEO of Kansas Global Trade Services. She is an accomplished executive with more than ten years of experience in international trade, consulting with Fortune 100 and 500 businesses, non-profit organizations, small-to-medium-sized companies, and public-private partnerships. In addition to her role at Kansas Global, Laura participates on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC-9) on Small, Minority, and Women-Led Businesses. She also serves as the Vice Chair of the Mid-America District Export Council.

Before leading Kansas Global, Laura served as CEO of ImEpik, where she tripled revenues two years in a row. Prior to that, she was founding President and Executive Director of the Middle East & North Africa Consultants in Washington, D.C. and served as media relations coordinator and a consultant at The Cohen Group, a firm founded by former Secretary of Defense William Cohen. Laura graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies with a master’s degree in international relations and economics. She also has a B.A. in political science and international studies from the University of Kansas.

For more information about Laura Lombard, visit her LinkedIn page here.