Laura Possessky is an Assistant General Counsel, Vice-President of Business Affairs at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Ms. Possessky joined CPB in 2016 from private law practice where she counseled digital media and production companies, nonprofits and educational institutions on entertainment, intellectual property, corporate and nonprofit law matters. She previously worked in the business affairs division of the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Contracting and with Citibank in Paris, France. A recognized bar leader, Ms. Possessky is a recipient of the Frederick B. Abramson Award for innovative and dedicated service to the District of Columbia Bar and the 2012 Woman of Vision Award by Women In Film and Video. Committed to community, she has served on several nonprofit and association boards including as President of the Women’s Bar Association of DC, on the District of Columbia Board of Governors, the American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology Council, and the boards of DC Refers and Docs In Progress. She is a past board President of Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Amicus Committee.

Ms. Possessky earned her J.D. from Georgetown University, distinguished with the Dean’s Certificate for Service to the Community. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, Phi Beta Kappa.