Dr. Laura Dornheim
Dr. Laura Dornheim is a feminist, a blogger, a politician and last but not least eyeo’s Head of Communication. Before joining eyeo, the company behind the popular browser extension Adblock Plus, Laura gained almost 20 years of experience in different digital businesses and organizations. She learned HTML when she was 14, later studied business informatics and gained a PhD. for her research on women in leadership.
From the time she first went online, she is excited about the endless possibilities the internet provides, the way it allows us to connect with others and explore new things. Today she advocates for a free and open web where the rights and opportunities of all users are prioritized over profit or surveillance interests of a few.
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Since I went online for the very first time, I am excited about the endless possibilities digital technologies create. They bring us closer to each other, help us to solve previously unsolvable problems and spark creativity in ever changing ways. It still excites me to think about the digital utopia and to work on getting closer to it.