As Communications Manager at Builders Vision, Lauren champions communications that build clarity, coherence, and trust — shaping the content and culture that unite teams and stakeholders around Builders Vision’s mission.
Lauren is a strategic communications leader with nearly 15 years of experience advancing mission-driven initiatives at the intersection of innovation, investment, sustainability, and impact. Before joining Builders Vision, she built a track record in storytelling for sustainable finance and capital mobilization. She led communications for two of USAID’s flagship investment initiatives: the $250M Sustainable Investment Accelerator and INVEST, a public-private platform that mobilized over $1.6B across emerging markets. Working across governments, development finance institutions, Fortune 500s, and private investors, she developed narratives and stakeholder experiences that moved resources toward high-impact opportunities. Most recently, as Principal Communications Consultant at Magnitude Global Finance, she supported multilateral climate finance coalitions launching new initiatives to mobilize investment in adaptation and resilience.
Earlier in her career, Lauren built communications functions for Goodworld, a philanthropy fintech recognized on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list, and Ab E Discovery, a biotech startup where she made complex science accessible to investors and partners while supporting the company through a major expansion.
Lauren earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A Chicagoland native, she enjoys spending time on Lake Michigan with her husband, two daughters, and dog — and can usually be found on a hockey rink or a plane to a new country (six continents and counting!).