Elisabeth Laurent is the founder of Project Beacon, a portfolio of mission-driven organizations working to shape the future of humanity through technology, consumer experiences, and philanthropy. Prior to founding Project Beacon, she spent nearly a decade leading product development at high-tech startups and helping Fortune 500 companies in Europe and North America scale their digital capabilities with stints in strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and in management consulting at a big four firm.

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master’s degree in International Business from the Université de Montpellier and the Université Paris Sciences et Lettres. In 2023, she received the Osentreprendre prize for Entrepreneurship from the Government of Québec and in 2025, the Alma Mater prize in Political Science and Communication from the Université de Montréal.

She is the author of the book, The Golden Ripple: A Quarter Century Handbook for World Transformation and is passionate about social impact at the intersection of technology, media, and public policy.