Louise is an independent consultant specializing in early care and education finance and policy (Stoney Associates) and the co-founder of both Opportunities Exchange and the Alliance for Early Childhood Finance. Louise has spent her career focused on innovation. She devised the Iron Triangle of ECE Finance as a framework to guide practitioners and policy. She has also encouraged and guided efforts to maximize the power of technology and has helped model ECE program costs to deepen understanding of both administrative and direct services.