Laina Raveendran Greene has a diverse and unique background- some highlights include:
-Born and raised in Singapore as a Singaporean citizen
-Lived and worked in Switzerland, United States and Indonesia, and travelled to more than 47 countries for work and leisure
– Founded and ran two for profits and two non profits organisation over her working life
-Employee and consultant to global entities such as International Telecommunications Union, INTELSAT, Cisco Systems, Juniper
– Masters of Law (cum laude) from Harvard University and a Bachelors Degree (2nd Upper) in Law from National University of Singapore
– Languages include: English, French, Malay and Bahasa Indonesia. (Good comprehension of Malayalam)
– Lives and works in Singapore and Cupertino, California, USA
– Volunteers her time on non profit Boards- Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations, Sree Narayana Mission and Patricia Locke Foundation
Areas of work include:
Digital Divide
Green ICT
Tech entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship
Gender Equity
Intercultural Communications
Key Strengths: Analytical, Articulate, Connector and Results Oriented
Additional:
TEDxSpeaker, Edmund Hillary Fellow, Diversity and Inclusion Certified Trainer, ExO (Exponential Organization) Consultant with ExO works, Global Citizen and member of the Baha’i Faith, Married to an American for almost 28 years, who also has a Native American (Cherokee) heritage, and raised two kids who are now working adults (one on the autism spectrum). Previously also Indian Classical Dance, Violin and Vocals and also Baha’i choir.