Lauren Cochran is a renowned Investment Manager with over 16 years of experience in building and managing investment portfolios on behalf of various institutional investors and family offices. A pioneer in the Impact Investing industry, she has been striving for commercial financial returns and positive social or environmental impact since 2009. She has published several articles on Inc.com and has been a public speaker on impact investing, family offices, and emerging market venture capital. In 2017, she was named Wharton 40 under 40. Her education background includes a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, studying at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School. Lauren is also a Board Director at PEGAfrica and formerly served as Managing Director, Investment Committee Member, and Director of Private Investments at Blue Haven Initiative, as well as a Vice President at Imprint Capital and an Associate at Diamond Castle Holdings. She also worked as the Global Pediatric Procurement Analyst at Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative and an Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank.