Laura Ann Liswood[2] (born March 8, 1950) is a speaker, author, and advisor focused on leadership and diversity in the women's community.

from the University of California, Davis School of Law, and an M.B.A. (1976[3]) from Harvard Business School,[4] Liswood's professional experience includes CEO/President of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), executive-level consulting at the Boston Consulting Group to Fortune 500 and international companies, and executive positions at Rainier National Bank and at Group W Cable, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable.

In August 1996, she co-founded the Council of Women World leaders with President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland.

In 1997, Liswood co-founded The White House Project, which is dedicated to electing a woman to political office.

Then from 2002 to 2015, Liswood held the position of Senior Advisor at Goldman Sachs, a global investment bank.