Lara Moutin, born in Lebanon to a French father and Armenian mother, has a diverse background in both education and career. She studied at Djémaran (Armenian school) and the Mission Laïque Française in Beirut, later earning degrees in Economics from St. Joseph University in Beirut and an MBA in Management of Information Systems from Paris Dauphine. Beginning her career in 1992 with Unilever, Lara spent 18 years in various leadership roles, including as project manager for ice-cream business distribution, Head of Procurement for global flexible packaging, and Program Director for Unilever’s Global Supply Chain transformation, impacting over 78,000 people, 400 brands, and 300 facilities worldwide.

After a sabbatical, she founded her consultancy, Lara Moutin Consulting, in 2012, where she advises CEOs on transformative projects that achieve economic, social, and environmental impacts. Following the 2020 Beirut blast, Lara launched the NGO ‘Windows For Beirut’ with Emergency Architects, restoring 691 homes. In 2021, she led a sustainable development initiative in Bab El Ramel, Tripoli. Her work continues to bridge corporate impact with social responsibility.