Based in San Francisco, Lauren is the global head of Sustainability and Oliver Wyman for Society, a global initiative focused on social impact consulting, volunteering, and fundraising.
Lauren leads the company's efforts to not only meet its net-zero target, but to exceed the timeline for emissions reduction through innovative strategies. These include implementing an internal price on carbon to incentivize more purposeful travel and the Oliver Wyman Climate Leadership Portfolio, designed to support the scaling of the carbon removal market through company investment and employee engagement.
She also oversees the Oliver Wyman for Society global initiatives, which primarily support charities and organizations working in the areas of climate, health, finance, and social inclusion, as well as enable colleagues to support causes that matter most in their local communities. Lauren's philanthropic work includes developing the company's reforestation program, GROWTrees, which aims to engage colleagues in tree planting and restoration. She also secured the firm's endorsement and support of the Mangrove Breakthrough, collaborating with the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions and the Global Mangrove Alliance.
Leading these two programs enables me to more easily identify opportunities to team together on shared issues and build engagement throughout the firm. It’s quite clear to me that we can create more impact and positive change if we do it together, and I love the creativity sparked by this thinking
Lauren was on a small ship in Antarctica when she decided to pursue a career in sustainability. Based in Oliver Wyman's New York office at the time, Lauren won an essay contest and a ticket to represent Oliver Wyman on a leadership expedition with Sir Robert Swan and the 2041 Foundation. The journey was so impactful for Lauren that she dedicated herself to starting a local green team, which grew into her role leading our internal sustainability efforts globally. Working with our parent company, Marsh McLennan, she co-created its award-winning Green Traveler program and other initiatives, while growing our global Green Champion network to engage colleagues.
Since 2008, Lauren has returned to Antarctica twice as part of Robert Swan's leadership team. She stays inspired by inspiring others and enjoys speaking to schools about her multiple journeys to Antarctica and her work in sustainability. Lauren has recently been voted in as a board member of the junior achievement group in Northern California.