Lauren Moriarty

Lauren Moriarty served for almost three decades as a career U.S. diplomat, including as a U.S. Ambassador and senior coordinator for U.S. economic relations with the Asia-Pacific region. She was later Dean of Academics at the U.S. Department of Defense’s Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Board Member Moriarty serves on non-profit boards related to education and international affairs, including in Hawaiʻi, and previously as a member of the boards of a Beijing school and Taipei youth organization. She has been a volunteer teacher of religious education and of English language. Board Member Moriarty earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Hawaiʻi, a Master of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and, in 2018, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Chaminade University of Honolulu. Daughter of the first person from Maui to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Board Member Moriarty, then a military dependent, lived in five countries and five U.S. states during her K-12 years. She was a recipient of the U.S. Department of State’s highest award for leadership and mentoring. Board Member, Moriarty’s term runs from May 6, 2022, through June 30, 2024.