Laura Boychenko is an Administrative Assistant at [Google Ventures](/financial-organization/google-ventures). Laura joined the Google Ventures team after working as Executive Assistant to the Founder & Co-Editor and CEO at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the tech world, she was Marketing and Communications Manager at Cummins West, Inc. in San Leandro. Previously, she worked as an Account Coordinator and Media Planner at two ad agencies in Orange County: Johnson Gray Advertising and Mindshare Creative. Laura graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Sociology and a Minor in Spanish.