I've had the fortune of being on several high performing teams in various high stakes arenas -investment banking, private equity, social enterprise, rugby;) - on three continents and on both coasts of the US. In both business and sports, team is a fundamental unit of success (and happiness) and team dynamics are often equally important as the skills of the individual team members. Since moving to San Francisco and founding Teamable with others who share the dream of using data to better build the teams that build tomorrow, I've had the fortune of getting an insider view into how the most elite organizations in the world with the most difficult hiring challenges maintain a competitive hiring and team building advantage by leveraging the information in their employees networks. And yes, it actually works... I also once learned how to train a hawk as a pet from a Bedouin in Jordan and helped build a hotel in Vietnam.

CEO & Chief People Officer @ Hire faster and smarter through your employees'​ networks. Companies that use Teamable have over 40% of their hires from employee referrals which outperform other hires in almost metric that matters, especially performance and retention. www.teamable.com From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Partner @ HIVE is the first virtual network and accelerator for Armenian startups and mentors from around the world. We are focused on seed investment, acceleration programs, online and offline events and sustaining a vibrant mentorship network for members. From August 2013 to Present (2 years 5 months) Advisor/Kickstarter @ Kickstarting the Berd Bears, breaking down old barriers, and supporting high quality handmade products made by women and mothers. Already over 135 jobs created! From October 2011 to September 2013 (2 years) Associate @ Effected dozens of M&A transaction to large public companies. Raised growth capital for software and services companies. From 2009 to 2011 (2 years) Senior Associate @ Acquired hotel assets and worked with Morgan Stanley on an IPO on the Singapore Stock Exchange From 2007 to 2008 (1 year) Analyst @ Raised $7.4bn for clients, assisted on Calpine's $17bn award-winning bankruptcy restructuring, structured complex deals. Also led recruiting. From March 2006 to August 2007 (1 year 6 months)

BS in Economics, Finance and Information Systems @ University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School Laura Bilazarian is skilled in: Financial Modeling, Valuation, Corporate Development, Mergers, Private Equity, Investment Banking, LBO, Due Diligence, Venture Capital, Capital Raising, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Acquisitions, Divestitures, Competitive Analysis