Laura Freveletti

Chief Executive Officer

Laura Freveletti is Chief Executive Officer of the Les Turner ALS Foundation. She comes to the ALS field with 30 years of experience in executive leadership, most recently as senior program officer at The Allstate Foundation. She has deep connections to the Chicago non-profit community, with experience as a senior fundraising executive at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and Lyric Opera of Chicago, as well as service as board president of the Sudden Infant Death Services (SIDS) of Illinois.

Laura also has led corporate marketing and community involvement at companies including Kraft Heinz, LaSalle Investment Management, and Chicago Title & Trust Company, and earned a degree in business administration from the University of Louisville. She brings a personal understanding of the impact of ALS to the position, having lost her brother-in-law to the disease.

“I am deeply inspired by the courage and resilience of those living with ALS. And I am committed to working tirelessly to advance research and improve care for this community. We have made tremendous progress in understanding the disease, and I believe that with continued collaboration and innovation, we will find a cure for ALS.”

Contact Laura at 847 745 6050 or lfreveletti@lesturnerals.org.

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