Laurie Cameron, author, and founder of PurposeBlue, shares her energy and compassion to inspire, teach, and coach internationally. Recent clients include Google, Deloitte, The Aspen Institute, Cisco, Sunovian, Gemalto and Union Bank, among others. Laurie received the Five Mindfulness Trainings directly from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, and offers these teachings as everyday applications. Laurie’s forthcoming National Geographic book The Mindful Day is for the busy professional who wants to learn practical, accessible ways to integrate mindfulness into daily life. She authored “A Mindful Approach to Navigating Change” in the book The Neuroscience of Learning and Development, Stylus, 2016 and is featured on mindfulness in National Geographic’s book 100 Things to Make You Happy, 2015.

Currently a Senior Fellow with the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University, Laurie teaches Mindful Leadership at Maryland’s R.H. Smith School of Business and is a Master Teacher with Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, teaching in London, Paris, Munich, Zurich, Beijing, Hyderabad, Helsinki, Copenhagen and throughout the United States.

As a former leader in Accenture’s Change and Human Performance practice, Laurie has served Fortune 100 companies globally, while living in Germany, the US and Brazil. She held executive positions in Leadership and Organization Performance at Williams Sonoma, Blue Shield of California, and Fort Point Partners. Laurie is a certified executive coach with the International Coaching Federation and works one-on-one with clients to optimize performance and well being. Laurie teaches in schools and has taught over 1500 young students and 300 faculty the core concepts and practices of mindfulness and compassion.