Laura Jones is a global health executive and educator with an MSc in Global Health and Development from University College London (UCL) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and a clinical background in emergency medicine, infectious diseases and disaster response.
For more than a decade, Laura has led large-scale global health programmes and
humanitarian operations in some of the world’s most fragile and high-risk environments, working in collaboration with the UN, WHO, FCDO and international NGOs, including Save the Children International. Her career combines executive leadership with extensive frontline experience across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, most recently leading medical evacuation and trauma stabilisation efforts in Gaza.
Laura also works at the intersection of global health, urban policy and resilience, embedding population health and human resilience into city strategy, policy, investment and infrastructure. She contributes at board and strategic level with governments, organisations and global platforms.
In recognition of her contribution to remote, rural and humanitarian healthcare globally, Laura was named a Forbes Business Leader in 2025 and 2026 and awarded a Fellowship of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH) by the Royal College of Surgeons