Lauren Appel

Lauren Appel is an experienced payroll professional currently serving as Senior Payroll Manager at AppLovin, a position held since December 2024. Previously, Lauren worked at Curology from July 2020 to February 2025, initially as Payroll Manager and later advancing to Senior Manager, Payroll. Prior roles include Payroll Manager, Sr. Payroll Analyst, and Payroll Analyst at Snap Inc. from January 2017 to July 2020, and Payroll Analyst at The Honest Company from July 2015 to January 2017. Earlier experience includes positions as Payroll Administrator and Payroll Specialist at Eaton Corporation from May 2012 to July 2015. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from California State University, Long Beach, completed in 2004.