Laura Deal Lacey
Laura Deal Lacey is Executive Vice President of International at the Milken Institute, where she leads the Institute’s global international strategy and oversees activities across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. She is responsible for expanding the Institute’s global footprint, strengthening relationships with senior government and business leaders, and building platforms that connect capital, talent, and ideas to address major global challenges.
As one of the Milken Institute’s first employees outside the United States, Deal Lacey played a leading role in establishing and growing the Institute’s presence in the Asia Pacific, helping transform its Singapore office into one of the organization’s most important centers. Under her leadership, the Milken Institute significantly expanded its global convenings and strategic initiatives, including flagship summits, investor dialogues, and cross-border partnerships focused on finance, technology, health, sustainability, and geopolitical risk.
Deal Lacey has been instrumental in positioning the Milken Institute as a trusted, nonpartisan global convener at a time of increasing geopolitical complexity and economic fragmentation. She works closely with leaders across the public and private sectors to foster dialogue, investment, and collaboration on issues shaping the future of the global economy.
Before joining the Milken Institute, Deal Lacey served as Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, where she represented the interests of U.S. companies and advanced policy and commercial engagement across Southeast Asia.
Earlier in her career, she worked in the Office of the CEO at Edelman, helping elevate the firm’s global thought leadership and international positioning. She began her career at the World Economic Forum in Geneva.
A dual citizen of the United States and Brazil, Deal Lacey has lived and worked across four continents and brings a deeply international perspective to her leadership. She serves as Chair of the Board of FWD Singapore and serves on the advisory board of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at Singapore Management University.
Deal Lacey holds a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University, a Master of Science from Columbia University, and an International Directors Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD.
