Lara Stein is a globally recognized leader in technology, education, innovation, and sustainability. With a proven track record of founding and scaling transformative initiatives, she has built platforms that have empowered millions and reshaped industries.

As the Founder of Regenerative Consulting, she provides strategic guidance to financial institutions, family offices such as Bedari and MJF, art institutions like QMA, tech startups, and policy-driven organizations including Stand Together, MIT, Cortico and Future US. Her expertise lies in developing regenerative and sustainable strategies that drive systemic change.

Previously, she founded and served as the CEO of Boma Global, a worldwide network dedicated to transformational learning, grounded in intelligence, ethics, and sustainability. Under her leadership, Boma established local partners across multiple continents, creating high-impact learning experiences. After successfully scaling and selling the organization, she remains a trusted advisor and board member.

As the Founder and Global Director of TEDx, Lara spearheaded the expansion of TED into a global movement, enabling thousands of leaders to share ideas on a massive scale. During her tenure, TEDx grew into a cultural and educational phenomenon, with over 8,000 events held in 1,200 cities across 133 countries, generating more than 50,000 talks and over a billion views on YouTube. She played a pivotal role in launching TEDxWomen, TEDYouth, and TEDxYouth, expanding TED’s reach to diverse and underrepresented voices. She also created TEDx in a Box, which allowed for broader global accessibility, and directed the TED Prize, increasing its award from $100,000 to $1 million while establishing the program’s operational infrastructure.

Beyond TEDx and Boma, Lara has been a driving force behind several groundbreaking initiatives. As a founding member of ReGenDAO, she helped conceptualize an innovative funding model and global community for regenerative projects, bringing together leaders from banking, science, entrepreneurship, and futurism. She led the global expansion of Singularity University as Managing Director, establishing its impact in international markets. As the Executive Director of Women’s March Global, she built and led the worldwide arm of the Women’s March movement, advancing global advocacy and social change. At MIT ReACT, she designed an educational platform providing high-quality learning opportunities for refugees and displaced populations.

Her career also includes leadership roles at Microsoft, Marvel, iXL, and WGBH, where she drove innovation in media, technology, and education.

Lara has served on the boards of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, Lalela, and the We Are Family Foundation. She currently sits on the boards of Equality Now and CorpsAfrica. Her commitment to driving systemic change through education, technology, and sustainability remains unwavering.