Laura Newton

Experience

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  KLR Comunicaciones Estratégicas

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Communications Intern

  - Performed daily media alerts and summaries of agency/industry coverage.- Helped design and present a proposal for the Colombian Mining and Energy Committee on the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.- Contributed to management of a crisis for a multinational oil and gas company in Colombia.

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  NBC News

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  News Specials Intern

  - Assisted in control room during breaking news and special reports as well as monitored wires.- Conducted research for a team of producers for Education Nation 2012 and co-produced a news package on one of the panelists for NBC News Channel.- Assisted with the preliminary research and production of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debates and the Presidential Election.- Tracked down media for the presidential election night big screen content and the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications’ POLITICS ON THE AIR interactive exhibit.- Made part of the production team on location during the Nightly News remote covering the Sandy Hook school shooting. Show less

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  Caracol Televisión

  Oct 2013 - May 2019

  -Anchored and coordinated multiplatform coverage (TV, social media, website) of the 2016 Presidential and Legislative elections in the U.S. and managed a team of 10 correspondents.-Developed relationships of trust with U.S. government officials, members of Congress and key stakeholders to support investigative pursuits, resulting in exclusive interviews and news reports.-Researched, produced and reported international news in an easily digestible, comprehensive manner for a wide array of audiences. Show less

  • Chief Correspondent and U.S. Editor

    Sept 2015 - May 2019

  • International Desk and News Anchor

    Oct 2013 - Sept 2015
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  RCN Radio

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Co-host, Morning Edition of La F.M.

  - Led live coverage of U.S. and international breaking news, providing commentary and analysis.- Engaged with relevant stakeholders in the U.S. and Latin America to analyze and relay implications of foreign policy developments in real time.

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  The Cohen Group

  Jul 2020 - now

  - Manage several client relationships and teams advising multinational firms on corporate strategy, government and regulatory affairs, market entry & expansion, communications, advocacy and crisis management.- Support C-suite executives with strategic planning across business divisions; developing relationships that advance commercial growth objectives; preparing for board presentations; and executing advocacy plans to shape political and regulatory environments, to include working with multilaterals, as well as through trade organizations and international forums.- Build and maintain a trusted network of relationships with U.S. and foreign government officials, embassies, multilateral institutions, NGOs and other stakeholders in Washington DC and internationally to anticipate initiatives and policies that will advance or impact business pursuits. Show less

  • Associate Vice President

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Senior Associate

    Mar 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Associate

    May 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Research Associate

    Oct 2020 - May 2021

  • Fellow

    Jul 2020 - Oct 2020
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  Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

  Jan 2023 - Nov 2023

  Fellow, CSIS Women’s Global Leadership Program