Laura Francis

Laura Francis is a governance and organisation business manager currently employed at Friends of the Earth since November 2022. Previously, Laura held positions including governance and secretariat advisor at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and assistant company secretary at St Mungo's, where responsibilities included committee secretariat, internal audit coordination, policy development, and regulatory compliance. Earlier experience includes roles as governance officer and committee assistant at the Greater London Authority, and fundraising and governance officer at Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest. Laura began their career as an office manager at Berkshire Women's Aid. Educational qualifications include the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland's Qualifying and Foundation Programmes, alongside a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of Reading.