Laura Wall Klieves’ eclectic business background began in advertising. With over two decades on the client side and in advertising and marketing agencies as an executive leader, Laura pivoted her career into Learning & Development. For almost ten years, Laura ran the public-facing learning academy for Duarte—a communications firm specializing in presentations. As the daughter of an elementary school teacher, Laura discovered her unrequited love for teaching at while at Duarte.

In 2019, Laura jumped at the chance to work for an established tech company on their People Team. Laura relished the dual role of leading L&D and internal comms at Malwarebytes. In 2022, Laura stepped into leading the entire HR function as VP Head of People, leveraging her vast knowledge of storytelling and communications to elevate and empower all employees.

Over her career, Laura has developed and driven strategy at the highest level, sat at the executive table, mentored clients and colleagues, facilitated workshops and webinars, spoken at conferences and events, and earned several industry awards.

Laura brings her energetic and easy-going style to all interactions, and creates a great environment for everyone to do their best work.

Malwarebytes is a global cybersecurity leader delivering award-winning endpoint protection, privacy and threat prevention solutions worldwide. Built on decades of experience as the last resort to find and eradicate the latest malware, Malwarebytes is now trusted by millions of individuals and organizations to stop threats at each stage of the attack lifecycle, secure digital identities and safeguard data and privacy. A world class team of threat researchers and proprietary AI-powered engines provide unmatched threat intelligence to detect and prevent known and unknown threats. The company is headquartered in California with offices in Europe and Asia. For more information and career opportunities, visit https://www.malwarebytes.com.