# Laura Speyer

> Laura Speyer is the co-CEO of Catch, a benefits marketplace that helps America's self-employed and independent workers find and enroll in health, dental, and vision insurance. After Catch's original founders shut the company down in March 2023, Speyer and her former CLEAR colleague Alexa Irish bought it with their own money and relaunched it in time for the November 2023 open enrollment. A Yale-trained dealmaker who came up through KKR and led corporate development and growth at CLEAR, Speyer pitches Catch as a 'personalized HR department' for the roughly 60 million Americans who work without an employer's safety net.

- **Role:** Co-CEO at Catch
- **Organizations:** Catch, CLEAR, KKR
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Simultaneous Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, Yale University
- **Known for:** Acquired and relaunched Catch, a benefits platform for the self-employed, using her own capital, Led corporate development, strategy, and growth at CLEAR, Built Catch into a marketplace partnering with insurers and the federal healthcare.gov exchange

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Held positions at private equity firm KKR
- **Pre-2022** — Led corporate development, strategy, and growth at CLEAR, the identity platform used for airport entry
- **2022** — Left CLEAR alongside Alexa Irish and began developing their own insurance startup for independent workers
- **2023** — Acquired Catch from original founders Kristen Anderson and Andrew Ambrosino after the company shut down, becoming co-CEO with Irish
- **2023** — Relaunched Catch in time for the November 1 open enrollment, offering health, dental, and vision insurance
- **2024** — Partnered Catch with the Freelancers Union to widen health insurance access for independent workers nationwide

## Achievements

- Acquired and relaunched Catch, a benefits platform for the self-employed, using her own capital
- Led corporate development, strategy, and growth at CLEAR
- Built Catch into a marketplace partnering with insurers and the federal healthcare.gov exchange
- Forged a partnership between Catch and the Freelancers Union

## Latest updates

- **2023-10** — Catch relaunched under co-CEOs Laura Speyer and Alexa Irish for the November open enrollment period.
- **2024-01** — Catch partnered with the Freelancers Union and published a 2024 open enrollment guide tailored to independent workers.

## Links

- Website: https://catch.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-speyer-92867ba9

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Last updated: 2026-06-03