Laura Salonga

Chief Operating Officer

Focus

Forging strategic partnerships across the nuclear ecosystem, translating user-centred product principles into repository and fuel-cycle solutions, and guiding internal strategy & operations to keep DeepGEO aligned with global sustainability goals.

Bio

Laura Salonga draws on 15 years in healthcare technology, including senior product-lead roles at athenahealth, and earlier humanitarian deployments across Southeast Asia, to blend rigorous product thinking with deep empathy for diverse stakeholders.

Laura spearheaded DeepGEO’s 2024 agreement with Copenhagen Atomics on thorium-reactor waste streams, underscoring her ability to translate complex technical challenges into mutually beneficial partnerships. Her leadership philosophy is grounded in collective intelligence, cultural fluency, and user-first design that advances DeepGEO’s mission to turn nuclear liabilities into sustainable assets.

Experience

  • Director of Product Management, athenahealth (2014 – 2023): Directed portfolio of network-enabled clinical-workflow products, from vision through launch and scale. Ran cross-functional teams delivering analytics and patient-engagement solutions.
  • Operations Manager, Master Gourmet Packaging (2012 – 2014): Optimized manufacturing workflows and logistics for consumer-goods packaging.
  • Case Processing Manager, International Rescue Committee (2008 – 2012): Led refugee-resettlement casework and process redesign, laying the foundation for later humanitarian program management.

Education

  • M.S., Global Health Policy & Management, Heller School, Brandeis University (2017 – 2019)
  • B.A., Hispanic & Latin American Languages and Literatures, Boston University

Affiliations

  • Board of Conservation Associate Member, Town of Hanson
  • Citizenship Volunteer, Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
  • Teacher Collaborator & Community Outreach, Peace Corps
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