Laura Paglione is a multidisciplinary technologist and co-founder with 13+ years of experience bridging engineering, product, and organizational strategy to bring research-driven innovations to market. As an independent consultant and partner at Spherical Cow Group, she helps tech companies, research institutions, and nonprofits design business models, launch products, and scale impact with an eye toward accessibility and inclusive innovation. Her track record includes founding technical leadership at ORCID during its rapid early growth, directing innovation networks at the Kauffman Foundation, and operational leadership roles that combined analytics, Salesforce-driven metrics, and product launches. Trained as an engineer and computer scientist with an MBA from MIT Sloan, she pairs technical depth with design and communications sensibilities to translate complex academic work into usable products. Beyond consulting she co-leads a new cooperative, serves on nonprofit boards, and advocates for diversifying the research and tech pipeline—she also sings bass in an award-winning a cappella chorus, underscoring a knack for collaborative leadership in unexpected arenas.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Sc.M. Computer Science, Sc.M. Computer Science at Brown University
MBA New Product & Venture Development, MBA New Product & Venture Development at MIT Sloan School of Management
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Engineering/Industrial Management, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Engineering/Industrial Management at Stevens Institute of Technology
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 10 months
reactmenushopping-listreduxshopping
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.
Request Free Trial
Laura Paglione - Co-Founder at Spherical Cow Group