Laura K. Rose is a passionate youth empowerment specialist who has dedicated her life
to supporting budding global leaders through her work in cultural exchange, purpose
work, mentoring, public speaking, and philanthropy. She is Co-founder and Chief
Advisor of Greenheart International a nonprofit that’s facilitated the cultural exchange
experiences of more than 170,000 young people from 86 countries since its inception,
and is Co-Founder of Purpose Earth  dedicated to launching, funding and mentoring
grassroots projects around the globe that provide creative solutions to their
communities’ greatest challenges.  

In 1995 she co-founded Fundacion por el Futuro  in Spain devoted to the creation of
environmental and educational programs for American and Spanish youth, and has
been a key supporter of the growth and mission of Casita Verde, an educational eco-
center in Ibiza which showcases sustainable living and alternative energies and has
been visited by thousands of students and adults from dozens of countries worldwide.

She is a member of  Evolutionary Leaders, an illustrious group of thought leaders from
diverse disciplines who come together in synergy to support a global shift in
consciousness, and a strong supporter and former board member of Empowerment
Collective  dedicated to the eradication of modern-day slavery by giving marginalized
women in Nepal & India, the skills they deserve to ensure self-sufficiency and
dignity.  Laura also serves on the boards of She is the Universe, a girls empowerment
platform giving voice to young women around the globe, Choose Love Movement
promoting hope, healing and connection, and of Unity Earth, a global network whose
mission is to accelerate the realization of unity and peace on Earth.  

As an experienced public speaker, she has facilitated public speaking workshops for
youth, done podcasts, and been a panelist and keynote speaker in numerous forums,
working closely with members of the U.S. Department of State, community leaders and
international representatives to further the causes of public diplomacy and mutual
understanding, and has also served as Vice Chair to the executive committees of
the Council on Standards for International Education and to the Alliance for
International Exchange in Washington, DC.

Laura received the Visioneers Heroine of Humanity Award in 2023, and is co-recipient of
the Unity Earth Keepers of the Flame Award and the Barbara Marx Hubbard Award for
Innovation with her husband, Emanuel Kuntzelman.