Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane is an international business executive who has built cohesive, diverse teams in global markets including telecommunications, energy, technology, and financial services.  As a senior executive based in Europe for more than 15 years, Ms. Laurent-Ottomane helped transform a French industrial conglomerate, now known as Alcatel-Lucent, into a worldwide technology leader.In addition to operational leadership as a member of the Executive Committee of Alcatel Optronics, she served as Alcatel-Lucent’s primary liaison with the capital markets and led two successful IPOs in the U.S. for the company.During the last several years Charlotte has transitioned her skills to the non-profit arena with a focus on fundraising and business development.  Charlotte holds an MBA and is a board member of Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business.