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Laura Puga

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Senior Consultant & Advisor at Orca Bio
📍 Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States

Laura is a senior HR executive with experience across Fortune 500 firms and startups like Tapcheck and Orca Bio, specializing in building scalable people functions. Colleagues describe her as strategic, approachable, and resourceful. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS from Cornell University.

Laura recently earned certifications in Generative AI from Microsoft and LinkedIn, focusing on its impact on career empowerment.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Senior Consultant & Advisor
Location
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Laura shows up

Friendly But Fast
Achievement-Oriented
Assertive

A combination of speed and relationship gets the best response from them. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.
 They are more likely to accept new and exciting technologies.

Priorities

Topics Laura cares about

Startup People Strategy
Her recent experience as a VP and Head of People at startups like Tapcheck and Orca Bio highlights her focus on building HR functions in high-growth environments.
Employee Financial Wellness
While at Tapcheck, a fintech startup, she actively advocated for Earned Wage Access (EWA) as a tool for employee retention and financial stability.
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Career

Work history

7-2024 - 4-2025
Senior Consultant & Advisor
Orca Bio
6-2024 - 12-2025
Vice President of People
Tapcheck
3-2024 - 6-2024
Interim Head of People
Orca Bio
9-2023 - 3-2024
Senior Consultant
Telesis Bio
3-2023 - 8-2023
Senior Vice President, People & Culture
Telesis Bio
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2007
MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
1997 - 2000
BS
Cornell University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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