LaVay Lauter is director of talent development for R.W. Baird. For this system of 3300 global associates firm-wide, LaVay has oversight for onboarding, talent management, organizational development, engagement, leadership development, coaching, performance management, and talent strategy. Her career spans 25 years in talent development, with recent experience in healthcare, and in a variety of global organizations, including Cisco Systems, Lockheed Martin, and MCIWorldcom. LaVay's forte is innovation in learning and development, founded on expertise in adult learning theory and significant facilitation experience, both domestically, and abroad. She has delivered a variety of leadership development and customer service programs in multiple countries, including FranklinCovey, DiSC, and AchieveGlobal curriculum.