Laura Taylor

President

Laura Taylor is Founder and CEO of Silverline Communications, a nimble, full-service integrated communications agency uniquely focused on the clean energy transition.

Laura applies her corporate and agency experience to provide counsel to clients in the areas of reputation management, thought leadership and organizational growth strategies. She has worked in and represented Fortune 100 companies, global media companies, international trade associations, high-growth start-ups and non-profit organizations representing a diverse set of industries.

Previous to Silverline, Laura co-founded and led global and national practice areas and served in management roles with regional high-growth ventures, accumulating over $1 billion in funding. During her tenure at Edelman, she was a founding leader of the agency’s award-winning global clean technology practice. After Edelman, Laura was recruited to build a clean technology practice within Omnicom. After establishing programs at the world’s largest and most prestigious public relations agencies, she founded Silverline Communications in 2009.

In addition to leading Silverline, Laura continues to innovate and seek opportunities to contribute to the clean energy sector. After realizing a severe shortage of clean tech industry award recognition, Laura launched The Cleanie Awards® in 2018 to highlight notable individuals and companies in the industry. She is a frequent Forbes contributor and has served as Chairwoman on a myriad Boards related to nurturing innovation and entrepreneurs.