Laura Raun is an award-winning public relations counselor and former journalist specializing in the water industry. She is the founder and president of Laura Raun Public Relations, which focuses on public outreach and community relations surrounding water resources and projects.

Raun is a former reporter and presenter for the BBC, CNN, The Financial Times, The Economist, Bloomberg News and Dow Jones, she was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize as part of the Associated Press coverage of the Mount St. Helens eruption.