Laurie Yoler is an accomplished board director, venture capital investor, and strategist with expertise in disruptive technologies, including AI, cybersecurity, and robotics. She has served on more than 25 boards, notably as a founding board member of both Tesla and Zoox. Ms. Yoler currently serves on the boards of Church & Dwight and the Northern California Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. She is also a partner at Playground Global, an investor with Broadway Angels and HealthTech Capital, and former President of Qualcomm Labs. Ms. Yoler graduated summa cum laude from Washington State University, USA, and holds executive education credentials from the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University, USA; Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA; and INSEAD. She can be reached at lyoler@gmail.com.