Laurel Blatchford

Laurel Blatchford is a Senior Fellow at Delivery Associates, a global implementation and strategy firm with deep expertise supporting social and public sector organizations across the world.

Laurel’s 30-year career has included leadership roles in the public, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Most recently, Laurel served in the Biden-Harris Administration as the Chief Implementation Officer for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the US Department of the Treasury, where she coordinated across a wide range of internal and external partners to implement the IRA’s many clean energy tax credits and its $60B investment in the Internal Revenue Service, including the launch of Direct File.

Prior to joining the Biden Administration, Laurel served as Managing Director and Senior Advisor at Blue Meridian Partners, where she collaborated on $100M of investments focused on place-based investments and advised Blue Meridian’s portfolio of grantees on their approach to policy as a tool for impact and influence. During this time she also launched her own independent advisory firm, Uplook Advisors LLC, to support social impact organizations and leaders in achieving their greatest impact. Her clients included the Ballmer Group, Results for America, the YMCA of Greater New York, Fountain House, and others.

From 2013-2022, Laurel held senior roles at Enterprise Community Partners, one of the nation's largest affordable housing and community development intermediaries, eventually serving as President and interim CEO. During her time at Enterprise, Laurel led a team of 250 staff working in 12 markets across the United States that built capacity on the ground, piloted new solutions, and connected partners to capital.

Laurel also served as a senior political leader in the Obama Administration at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and in the administration of former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. She also served on numerous nonprofit boards and has been involved in multiple federal and local political campaigns.

Laurel is an avid swimmer, longtime student of yoga, and an active member of her Capitol Hill (Washington DC) community, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and very sweet English labrador.