Laura Snyder was born and raised in Central Illinois. She moved to Paris in 1995 and has lived in France since, save for two years (2007-9) in the UK. She holds a BA and JD from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and a DEA from the University of Paris 1. She is a graduate of the Trium Executive MBA program (an alliance of NYU Stern School of Business, London School of Economics and HEC School of Management) and completed a PhD with the University of Westminster (London). She is an attorney who has worked for international law firms and companies. She recently served as the sole international member of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a federal advisory committee to the IRS. She is a co-founder of Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation (SEAT).