Before her current role as President, Laura was Senior Vice President of Finance for Olive Garden. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Finance for LongHorn for nine years.
Laura began her career with Darden in 1997 as Supervisor of Sales Cash before holding a number of roles of increasing responsibility in various areas of Accounting, Brand Finance and Enterprise Finance. Her experience includes eight years with Red Lobster at the Analyst, Sr. Analyst, Manager and Director levels, roles supporting Darden as Director of Finance and Strategy, Director of Corporate Analysis and as Senior Director of Finance for Olive Garden. Prior to leading finance for LongHorn, she served as Vice President, Account Services where she oversaw all of Darden’s accounting activities, including Accounting Operations and Corporate Reporting.
Laura holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University. She is also a Certified Public Accountant.