Laura Epstein is the Founder and CEO of Pulse Charter Connect, a company on a mission to simplify and improve organ transport logistics. As a licensed pilot with a passion for flying and an aerospace engineer by training, Laura has always been drawn to aviation and logistics systems. She began her career at the Federal Aviation Administration, where she gained expertise in navigating complex transportation challenges.
During her MBA at Chicago Booth, Laura worked on a consulting project that revealed just how outdated and inefficient organ transport logistics could be. This pivotal experience inspired her to create a proprietary automated platform designed to streamline the process. In 2022, she launched Pulse Charter Connect connecting fleets and medical teams to deliver lifesaving organs quickly and efficiently.
Kennedy emphasized that these inefficiencies aren’t just administrative headaches, they’re costing lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in organ-transplant logistics: the way organs get assigned – and move – from donors to patient recipients.