Laura Tierney is the founder and CEO of The Social Institute, empowering students to navigate their social world, including social media and technology, in positive, high-character ways. Her team’s unique gamified social media curriculum, co-created with over 50,000 students, has been touted as the gold standard in the country. Their positive, student-led approach has been applauded by Melinda Gates on Twitter and featured by NBC News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.