Laura McNamara

Ms. McNamara is Director of Corporate Communications for Putnam Investments. She is responsible for directing, planning, and implementing public relations programs and initiatives; developing and executing media relations campaigns to differentiate the firm's corporate voice; and facilitating high-level internal communications and community relations activities. In addition, Ms. McNamara serves as an official company spokesperson and manages Putnam's corporate communications social media messaging. She also is a member of Putnam's Corporate Sustainability Committee. Ms. McNamara joined Putnam in 1998. She has been practicing financial services corporate communications since 1995.

Prior to joining Putnam, Ms. McNamara served in roles of increasing responsibility at Fidelity Investments from 1986 to 1998. These roles included Director of Public Relations; Senior Marketing Representative, Internal Wholesaler; Account Officer, Institutional Services; Communications Specialist, Office of the Chairman; and Investment Center Representative. Prior to Fidelity, Ms. McNamara was an Account Executive and Trader at Brown & Company from 1984 to 1986 and an Account Executive at Dean Witter Reynolds from 1983 to 1984.

Ms. McNamara earned a B.A. in English from Wheaton College.