Lauren B.

Lauren B. is an experienced policy leader with a background in various government roles, currently serving as a Policy Lead at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since May 2023. Prior to this position, Lauren held a similar role at the Cabinet Office from January 2023 to April 2023 and was a Policy Team Leader at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from January 2021 to December 2022, where responsibilities included regulation, enforcement, and winter response initiatives. Lauren's earlier experience includes leadership positions at the Government Equalities Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, focusing on gender pay gap legislation, women's representation in leadership, and communication strategies. Additional roles at the Ministry of Justice UK and the Department of Health and Social Care involved commercial management and policy advisory capacities. Lauren holds a BSc in Politics and International Relations from the University of Southampton, earned between 2011 and 2014.