Laura Porter is a senior director in the Fitch Ratings public finance department. Laura joined Fitch in 2005 and is based in New York City. She focuses on state-level credits across the country.

Laura's previous public finance experience includes work in investment banking. She was a vice president in the tax-exempt securities division at Morgan Stanley. In addition, she has held senior administrative positions at New York City based not-for-profit institutions.

Laura earned a master's degree in public and private management at the Yale School of Management, and a bachelor's degree in economics at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.