# Lara Rudar

> Climate & Security @ Stanford | Mayfield Fellow

Location: Stanford, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/lara

working on solutions for consumer, climate, and geopolitical challenges.

## Work Experience
### Research Assistant @ Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Jan 2025 – Present
co-designing a marine carbon dioxide removal test-bed in the Northeast Pacific Ocean to advance MRV frameworks

### VP - Public Relations @ Cardinal Ventures
Jan 2025 – Present
helping Stanford undergrads, grads, and PhDs build legendary startups. our alumni teams have collectively raised over $1B in follow-on funding.

### CISAC Honors @ Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
Jan 2025 – Present
researching dual-use climate technologies

### Partner @ Stanford Sustainable Investment Group
Jan 2025 – Present
gtm & acquisition research for a climate VC

### Investment Analyst @ Stanford Sustainable Investment Group
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
subsector research for a carbon removal VC

### Delegate, YOUNGO Energy and Science Working Group Member @ UN Climate Change
Jan 2021 – Present
using science and policy to fight for our planet!

### Product Designer @ Arcade
Jan 2025 – Present
dreaming of and making things

### Co-Founder @ LA Climate Week
Jan 2024 – Present
created the first-ever Los Angeles Climate Week to design LA's climate future with over 300 organisations and 10M people

### Intern GTM and Business Development @ Ebb Carbon
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025
accelerating the ocean’s natural ability to capture and store carbon

### VP, Biz Dev @ Stanford Women in Business
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

### Junior Board @ Stanford Women in Business
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### Marketing Growth @ seen
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
co-lead an organic social media marketing campaign that resulted in a targeted reach of 6 million individuals, led the development and execution of a beta testing program aimed at showcasing tailored use case scenarios of a specific demographic

### EXPO Speaker @ Expo 2020 Dubai
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Official UAE Ambassador for Nature @ Emirates Nature-WWF
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | United Arab Emirates
planned and organised environmental initiatives that reached 670,000+ UAE youth, advised UAE ministers and sustainability leaders on youth climate engagement and policy

### WSIS Youth Campaigner @ International Telecommunication Union
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
expanded the Youth Special Track at the Word Summit on the Information Society

### Artist @ Warehouse421
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
one of the 11 artists selected for a 1 year mentorship program with Warehouse 421 Gallery Abu Dhabi and Gulf Photo Plus.


## Education
### Bachelor’s in International Relations
Stanford University

### Study Abroad
The University of Queensland

### Honors in International Security
Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)

### IB Diploma
JESS, Dubai

### Oxford School of Climate Change

### Summer Intensive in Documentary Filmmaking
USC School of Cinematic Arts


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lararudar
- Website: https://www.lararudar.com

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Last updated: 2026-02-23