Lauren leads strategy and operations at Magpie, drawing on extensive leadership experience in education and nonprofit organizations. Most recently Political Strategy Director at The City Fund, she has also served as Senior Director of Strategy and Growth at Great Public Schools Now in Los Angeles and Chief of Staff at the Tennessee Achievement School District. Earlier, Lauren worked at The Bridgespan Group and in corporate strategy at The Walt Disney Company. A Harvard graduate in economics, she brings expertise in scaling organizations, navigating policy, and designing systems that enable schools and teams to thrive.