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Louise Converse

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Strategic Advisor at Harvard Kennedy School
📍 Sarasota, Florida, United States

Louise Converse is a strategic advisor at Harvards Kennedy School and Media Strategist for author Robert Putnam. After a 17+ year career as a university administrator, she made a significant career pivot in 2012 to establish Artisan Cheese Company, a nationally recognized gourmet shop in Sarasota, Florida, fulfilling a lifelong passion.

Outside of her dual careers, Louise is deeply engaged in the culinary world, particularly with artisanal American cheeses. She is passionate about educating customers, telling the stories behind the food, and creating a community hub through her shop, which offers classes and events. She earned a BFA from the University of Hartford.

After more than a decade in business, she recently saved her cheese shop from closing through a successful community fundraising effort and support from an angel investor.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Strategic Advisor
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
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Artisanal Foods
Owner of Artisan Cheese Company since 2012, focusing on traceable, high-quality American and European cheeses. Her shop has been recognized as one of the best in the U. S.
Small Business Ownership
Navigated the challenges of entrepreneurship for over a decade, including a recent successful community-backed effort to keep her Sarasota, FL shop open.
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Career

Work history

7-2020
Strategic Advisor
Harvard Kennedy School
1-2012
Owner/president
Artisan Cheese Company
1-2007 - 9-2012
Deputy Director for Administration and Chief of Staff to Robert D. Putnam
The Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America
1995 - 9-2012
Deputy Director
Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America - Kennedy School of Government
2002 - 2008
co owner
White Dog Design
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Education
1995 - 2001
MLA
Harvard Extension School
1978 - 1983
BFA
University of Hartford
1974 - 1979
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Taipei American School
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