Laura Agharkar is the Vice President and Global Head of HR at Apex Fintech, based in New York City. She previously led People Experience and Culture at Nasdaq and held HR roles at Samsung and Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Laura’s passion is influencing and building relationships that help people thrive at work while enabling business growth. She lives in New Jersey and enjoys tennis and skiing when possible. A proud single-digit golf handicap, she likes to translate skills from golf into practices she implements in her daily work. Laura graduated from the University of Oregon.