Laurie J. Spengler

Laurie J. Spengler is President and CEO of ShoreBank International Ltd. (SBI), a company that delivers a broad range of services to financial institutions and their funders globally within core sectors of small business finance, microfinance and housing finance. SBI is the international advisory arm of ShoreBank Corporation. In addition to her responsibilities with SBI, Ms. Spengler is a member of the Executive Management Council of ShoreBank Corporation. Having founded and managed a business solutions and legal services firm in Central Europe for 15 years, Ms. Spengler brings an entrepreneurial perspective and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of working in transitional economies. Ms. Spengler has over 20 years of experience as a strategy and transaction services professional, with significant experience in capital raising, M&A, and private equity transactions. Over the past decade, she has developed a particular focus on access to capital for double and triple-bottom line organizations as well as individual entrepreneurs and small businesses. Among these activities, she led the BRAC Africa Loan Fund transaction team and continues to oversee SBI’s growing financial transactions practice. Previously, Ms. Spengler worked as an attorney with the New York, Brussels and Prague offices of White & Case. Ms. Spengler has a JD from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.