Laurène Bounaud holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Toulouse and a Master’s degree in Political Science from La Sorbonne University in Paris. She built her career in a variety of roles and institutions, including politics, NGOs and media; looking for solutions, tools and ideas to "fix" inequalities in societies. With Humanity In Action - an international education organisation - she trained new generations of social-makers on minority rights, democracy and pluralism. As the former executive director of Transparency International France, she amplified people's voice through meaningful campaigns and lobbying and built effective collaborations with the public, corporate and non profit sectors to create collective impact. At a time when fake news and media distrust have become a major threat to democracy, she more recently supported the development of a French investigative media.

As we cannot "fix things" in broken societies without changing the way we work, Laurène believes in developing new systems that are more collaborative, more people-centered to create more impact and have collective victories. As a consultant for ODS, she enjoys connecting tools, research and practical solutions, mobilising teams and developing organisations on a human, organisational, advocacy and strategic level.