Laura Summers is an Analyst at Leavitt Partners with expertise in economics, health care and public policy. Her professional experience includes public policy research for the public, private and non-profit sectors. In health care, Ms. Summers’ research focus has been state-level health reform, where she has prepared detailed analyses of state-by-state comparative data.

Prior to joining Leavitt Partners, Ms. Summers worked for Utah Foundation – a well respected research firm that publishes reports on issues affecting state and local government policies. As Research Director, Ms. Summers was responsible for all aspects of Utah Foundation’s research program and was the primary author for Utah Foundation’s research reports on topics such as health care, the environment and education.

Summers received a master’s degree in public policy from Brigham Young University and graduated from Westminster College with degrees in economics and international business.