As a researcher at LIRNEasia, Lara was involved in benchmarking regulatory websites as well as compiling broadband price and quality indicators in emerging Asia. She also assisted in the development of a manual for LIRNEasia’s multi-country assessment of telecom regulatory environment. Lara holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Sydney, with majors in government, international relations and international business and a minor in political economy. Lara left LIRNEasia in 2009 to pursue a master’s degree in accounting at the Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia.