Laura Englander is a Partner at Flatiron Search Partners, where she specializes in CEO and President searches for high-growth consumer businesses. Her work also spans COO and senior operations leadership, as well as broader executive team builds across consumer products, consumer services, and multi-unit and franchised businesses. Laura partners closely with private equity sponsors, founders, and leadership teams to identify and build the leadership required to drive growth, scale, and transformation.
Prior to executive search, Laura built her career as an operator across sales, strategy, and operations at high-growth consumer technology companies. Most recently, she served as Director of Merchant Strategy & Operations at DoorDash following its acquisition of Caviar, where she was National Sales Lead. Having built and led teams across both commercial and operational functions, Laura brings a firsthand operator’s perspective to executive search and a practical understanding of how leadership teams work together to drive performance.
Laura earned her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University. Originally from Boston and after nearly 20 years in New York City, she now lives in the Washington, D.C. area and enjoys traveling, exploring new restaurants, and spending time with family and friends.