Lauren is an interdisciplinary sustainability strategist who is passionate about driving systems transformation for a more socially equitable and environmentally regenerative world. She is the Director of Research and Innovation at Walking Softer, a nonprofit that supports changemakers taking bold and immediate action to regenerate and conserve our planet, and has lived and worked in the U.S., Europe, Indonesia, and Australia. Previously, she was the founder of Lively Worlds, an organization that aimed to empower a more regenerative future through bridging interdisciplinary academic theory with practice. She is multilingual, a mother, and a hobby pianist who is leaning into spirituality.