Lauren Sheppard

Lauren Sheppard currently serves as the Director of Content and Brand Marketing at Chainguard since July 2025. Prior to this role, Lauren was the Director of Content Marketing, Thought Leadership & Social Media at Gong from April 2023 to July 2025, and also held the position of Interim Head of Corporate Communications. Lauren gained extensive experience at Amplitude as the Director of Brand + Content Marketing from July 2021 to January 2023 and at Okta from June 2015 to July 2021 as the Director of Brand Communications + Content Marketing. Lauren's earlier career includes various roles in content and brand marketing at TripIt and an internship in marketing strategy at Avnet Technology Solutions. Academically, Lauren holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and International Business from Gonzaga University and an MBA from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.