Where did Laura Rafferty go to school?

Laura Rafferty studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration); Carleton College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics (Spanish minor)); University of Cambridge (Study Abroad Program, Economics).

Laura Rafferty

Investor

University Venture Fellow (Summer 2025) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Experience

Blue Cross NCSenior Strategic Advisorcurrent2026 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
Coyote VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
Coyote VenturesVenture Fellow2025 — 2026
Flare Capital PartnersFlare Capital Scholar2025
Rebalance CapitalVenture Fellow2025New York, New York, United States
OptumAssociate Director, Strategy & Partnerships2022 — 2024Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
OptumSenior Consultant, OptumHealth Office of the CEO2021 — 2022
Sanvello HealthSenior Financial Analyst2020 — 2021
UnitedHealth GroupMergers and Acquisitions Analyst2018 — 2020Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Carleton College Center for Community and Civic EngagementEducation Coordinator and Office Manager2015 — 2018Northfield, MN
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Wealth Management Summer Analyst2017Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Thrivent FinancialLegal Intern2017Appleton, WI
Dorsey & Whitney LLPLegal Extern2016Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Thrivent FinancialGovernment Affairs Research Extern2015Appleton, WI
Carleton CollegeEconomics Research Assistant2015Northfield, MN

Skills & more

Research4Project Management2Event Planning1Microsoft Office1Spanish1Teamwork1RStataFinancial EconomicsEconomic ModelingTechnical Writing

Languages English · Spanish

From Laura's professional profile.

Colleagues at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Adam Fern

Venture Partner at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Adam Scharf

University Venture Fellow (Spring 2024) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Barr Even

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Bill Thompson

Board of Advisors Member at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Bobby Torres

Investment Associate at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Cherie Chung

University Venture Fellow (Fall 2023) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Emily Harwell

University Venture Fellow (Spring 2024) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Henry Du Pont

University Venture Fellow (Spring 2020) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Rafferty?: University Venture Fellow (Summer 2025) at Rebalance Capital Ventures
Where does Laura Rafferty work?: Laura Rafferty is University Venture Fellow (Summer 2025) at Rebalance Capital Ventures.
Where did Laura Rafferty go to school?: Laura Rafferty studied at Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration); Carleton College (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics (Spanish minor)); University of Cambridge (Study Abroad Program, Economics).

Same school

Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business178

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Also attended Carleton College29

Jessie HaoInvestor at Notable Capital Mira ChaurushiyaManaging Director at Westlake Village BioPartners Charles ZedlewskiVenture Partner at Zero Prime Ventures Michelle SnyderPartner, Venture at McKesson Ventures Skyler KessenichAnalyst, Data Science at Growth Street Partners Heather McPhersonPrincipal, Director of Impact at S2G Investments

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Also attended University of Cambridge893

Stewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and Flickr Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMind Niko BonatsosVerdict Capital founder and pre-consensus investor formerly at General Catalyst Georgia StevensonInvestor at Index Ventures Hannah SealInvestor at Index Ventures Leah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Blue Cross NC3

Troy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health Ventures Shruti RaoInvestor at Construct Capital Rahul RajkumarExecutive Officer, Director at Accompany Health

Also worked at Flare Capital Partners43

Kristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpact Adam BrucePartner, Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer at Flare Capital Partners Ian ChiangPartner at Flare Capital Partners Parth DesaiPartner at Flare Capital Partners Dan GebremedhinPartner at Flare Capital Partners Jonathon GeorgeVice President at Flare Capital Partners

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Also worked at Rebalance Capital7

Paula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURES Josh TanenbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Rebalance Capital Ventures Rob RushInvestment Associate at Rebalance Capital Ventures Emily HarwellUniversity Venture Fellow (Spring 2024) at Rebalance Capital Ventures Cherie ChungUniversity Venture Fellow (Fall 2023) at Rebalance Capital Ventures Henry Du PontUniversity Venture Fellow (Spring 2020) at Rebalance Capital Ventures

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Also worked at UnitedHealth Group67

Trip HoferVenture Partner at .406 Ventures John PrufetaChief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Medical Excellence Capital Todd CozzensInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL Robin BorgInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL Robin MercerInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL Amir Dan RubinCEO and Founding Managing Partner at Healthier Capital

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