Laura Deaton

Laura Deaton is executive director of Multiplier. A hands-on leader who can shift from strategy to operations in a blink, Deaton shepherded Multiplier through a period of unprecedented growth, more than doubling the number of projects in its portfolio and increasing annual revenue from $6 million in 2013 to over $22 million in 2019. Day to day, Deaton advises Multiplier’s 40-plus projects across four program areas and oversees a team of nonprofit development and support pros. She’s as committed to Multiplier projects’ missions as the founders are and throws her considerable energy into helping them turn big ideas into even bigger results. Before joining Multiplier in 2013, Deaton racked up years of senior leadership experience in strategy, operations, program and fund development, communications and investor relations. She directed national policy research for a “think tank” project of a large private foundation; led the formation of a nonprofit focused on breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty; served as managing director of a women’s healthcare center; developed and headed marketing and communications for a Silicon Valley tech start-up; and served as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the East Bay. Deaton holds a law degree from Duke University and is a former adjunct faculty member at Duquesne University’s School of Leadership and Professional Advancement.