Laura Knapp Chadwick is President & CEO of the Travel Tech Association. She brings nearly fifteen years of trade association leadership in government affairs and membership to her work at Travel Tech. Previously, Chadwick served as the XR Association’s (XRA) Vice President of Industry Relations. She launched the new organization’s membership, marketing, and development efforts as “Employee # 2.” Under Chadwick’s leadership, XRA grew from five members to more than 40. She was also a director of corporate member engagement at the National Restaurant Association and its federal lobbyist focused on technology and innovation within its Government Affairs department. Before the National Restaurant Association, Chadwick worked at the Consumer Technology Association where she advocated for pro-innovation public policy.

Chadwick also spent over six years working on Capitol Hill for U.S. Congressmen Mike Thompson (CA-05) and Adam Schiff (CA-28), and on U.S. Congressman Brad Carson’s U.S. Senate race in Oklahoma.

Chadwick graduated from Washington & Lee University with a Bachelor’s in Politics and holds a Master of Public Administration degree from American University’s School of Public Affairs. She lives in Arlington, VA with her twin sons and dog.