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Laura Gilmer

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Senior Advisor and Head of Community at MillPont
📍 United States

Laura is an AgTech Strategist and the founder of Hypha Works, a firm focused on transforming agriculture and food systems. She has deep expertise at the intersection of ag tech, systems innovation, and sustainability. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a certificate from Harvard Business School Online.

With a lifelong connection to farming, Laura is deeply embedded in the activities of the farm her husband manages in southwest Virginia. This experience provides her with a profound, hands-on understanding of agricultural businesses and communities. She is a mother of three and values being present with her family.

Unique Fact: After a professional furlough, she saw it as a priceless opportunity to reset and spend more quality time with her three children.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Senior Advisor and Head of Community
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
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Priorities

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Regenerative Ag Tech
She is thrilled to be part of MillPont, a company she admires for its tenacity and adaptiveness in the dynamic regenerative agriculture and technology sector.
Agrifood Systems Change
Through her firm Hypha Works, she is dedicated to facilitating collaboration and supporting systemic change in agrifood systems, from startups to cross-sector initiatives.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Senior Advisor and Head of Community
MillPont
5-2025
Founder
Hypha Works
7-2023 - 12-2024
National Programs Managing Director
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
6-2021 - 8-2023
Head of Global Community & Operations, OpenTEAM
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
3-2020 - 8-2023
Global Coordinator and Community Facilitator, OpenTEAM
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
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Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelors of Science
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1-2020 - 3-2020
Certificate
Harvard Business School Online
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