Laura Chambers

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Laura Chambers
Born
Australia
Alma mater University of Melbourne
Stanford University
OccupationInterim CEO
Employer Mozilla Corporation

Laura Chambers is the interim chief executive officer of Mozilla Corporation. [1]

Chambers grew up in a small town in Australia. [2] [3] She earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Melbourne. [2] [3] [4] After graduation, she worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company. [2] [4]

Following her work at McKinsey, Chambers moved to the United States to attend Stanford University, earning a Master of Business Administration in 2005. [2] [3] [4] She went on to work at eBay for 13 years, followed by PayPal, Skype, and Airbnb. [2] [4]

In 2020, Chambers became the CEO of Willow Innovations, a wearable breast pump company headquartered in Mountain View, California. [2] [4]

In 2021, Chambers joined the Mozilla Corporation's board of directors. [4] [5] On February 8, 2024, she replaced Mitchell Baker as interim CEO of Mozilla. [1] [6] Chambers stated that she will not be seeking a permanent position as CEO, as she plans to return to Australia later in 2024 for family reasons. [1]

Chambers lives with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area. [4] She has three children. [3] [5]

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