Laura Burkhauser

Laura Burkhauser is CEO of Descript, where she leads the company’s strategy for making video and audio creation more accessible through AI-powered tools. She previously led product at Descript and has held product leadership roles at Twitter, Rent the Runway, and Le Tote.

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Descript

Chief Executive Officer
Aug 2025 — Present
San Francisco, California, United States
VP, Product
Mar 2023 — Aug 2025
San Francisco, California, United States

Twitter

Nov 2019 — 2023

Director of Product Management

Rent The Runway

Sep 2018 — Oct 2019

Director of Product Management

Le Tote

Director of Product Management, Consumer
Mar 2018 — Jul 2018
San Francisco, California, United States
Senior Product Manager, Growth and Monetization
May 2016 — Mar 2018