Laura Rayner
Former Senior Policy Advisor
Personal Profile
Focus
As an experienced policy professional, Laura played a key role in coordinating ZOE’s teams to ensure high-quality policy development and impactful outreach. She also contributed to strategic planning, fundraising activities, and stakeholder engagement, strengthening ZOE’s overarching efforts to promote sustainable and future-oriented policymaking.
Background
With two decades of experience working in and around the EU institutions in Brussels, Laura has extensive expertise in all stages of EU policymaking. She spent over a decade as Chief of Staff for a Member of the European Parliament, later held roles in a European federation for social service providers and a Brussels-based think tank. She has strong expertise in managing teams, projects and budgets, as well as in EU policy development and advocacy. Laura holds a first-class undergraduate degree in History from the University of Stirling and a Master’s degree by Research in Scottish History with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh.
Exploring how investments in social services can improve people's wellbeing in the long run
Establishing a science-policy interface to improve indicators and models on sustainable and inclusive wellbeing
Setting the frame for a European green and just transition