-
Faculty
- Academic Areas
- Awards & Honors
- Seminars
-
Conferences
- Accounting Summer Camp
- Big-Data Initiative in Intl. Macro-Finance
- California Econometrics Conference
- California Quantitative Marketing PhD Conference
- California School Conference
- China India Insights Conference
- Homo economicus, Evolving
-
Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability
- Political Economics (2023–24)
- Scaling Geologic Storage of CO2 (2023–24)
- A Resilient Pacific: Building Connections, Envisioning Solutions
- Adaptation and Innovation
- Changing Climate
- Civil Society
- Climate Impact Summit
- Climate Science
- Corporate Carbon Disclosures
- Earth’s Seafloor
- Environmental Justice
- Finance
- Marketing
- Operations and Information Technology
- Organizations
- Sustainability Reporting and Control
- Taking the Pulse of the Planet
- Urban Infrastructure
- Watershed Restoration
- Junior Faculty Workshop on Financial Regulation and Banking
- Ken Singleton Celebration
- Marketing Camp
- Quantitative Marketing PhD Alumni Conference
- Rising Scholars Conference
- Theory and Inference in Accounting Research
- Voices
- Publications
- Books
- Working Papers
- Case Studies
-
Research Labs & Initiatives
- Cities, Housing & Society Lab
- Corporate Governance Research Initiative
- Corporations and Society Initiative
- Golub Capital Social Impact Lab
- Policy and Innovation Initiative
- Rapid Decarbonization Initiative
- Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative
- Value Chain Innovation Initiative
- Venture Capital Initiative
- Behavioral Lab
- Data, Analytics & Research Computing
Laura Hattendorf
Laura Hattendorf
Lecturer in Management
Bio
Since 2007 Laura Hattendorf has directed the social investments of the Mulago Foundation, a private foundation focused on finding the best solutions to the biggest problems in the poorest countries. Mulago makes grants and program related investments (debt & equity) in early stage, social enterprises in the areas of livelihoods, health, education, energy and conservation. One Acre Fund, Bridge International Academies, Embrace, Medic Mobile, D-Rev, Off Grid Electric and Living Goods all received their start-up capital from the Mulago Foundation.
As the Portfolio Director Laura leads Mulago’s investment strategy and process. She and her team evaluate new opportunities, make funding recommendations to the Mulago board and work closely with portfolio organizations to maximize their social impact. She also acts as an adviser to the Rainer Arnhold Fellows (a program of the Mulago Foundation) and many other social enterprises around the world.
Laura thrives in entrepreneurial environments and most of her professional career has been in early stage companies. In the social sector, Laura co-founded Sustainable Conservation, a non-profit organization that innovates and implements economic solutions to environmental problems. Laura was its Executive Director from 1993 to 2000 and served on its Board of Directors through 2012. In the private sector, Laura was an early employee – and ultimately a partner – in the McArthur/Glen Group, a national commercial real estate developer that had a successful IPO in 1995. Laura started her career doing business strategy consulting with Strategic Planning Associates, which has since been acquired by Oliver Wyman. To jump-start her transition to the social sector, Laura spent a fantastic summer working at Yosemite National Park, where she focused on improving park operations and exploring the backcountry of the high Sierra.
Laura received her BS in Economics and Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and her MBA and Certificate in Public Management from Stanford University. She lives in Palo Alto with her husband, two teenagers and a much beloved Golden Retriever.
Teaching
Degree Courses
Stanford Case Studies
Stanford GSB Affiliations
- Faculty Center for Social Innovation