Lauren is Senior Vice-President of Fundraising and Philanthropy at Comic Relief USA, which raises money and awareness to address the needs of the most vulnerable communities in America, and around the world. She is also the Co-Founder of Raise Music, igniting social change through the power of music.

Prior to this, Lauren was Chief Development Officer at Single Stop USA, and before that she held multiple senior roles at United Way of New York City.

Lauren has a B.A. in journalism from Lehigh University, and a Master’s in Public Administration, Nonprofit Management and Public Policy from Baruch College.