Lauren Thomas

Lauren Thomas is a seasoned journalist currently serving as the Lead Deals Reporter for The Wall Street Journal in New York since October 2022, specializing in mergers and acquisitions as well as shareholder activism. Prior to this role, Lauren worked as a Retail Reporter at CNBC from February 2017 to September 2022, where notable coverage included breaking news on major retail companies and conducting interviews with key industry executives. Lauren's early experience includes internships at Bloomberg LP and CNBC, along with positions at Talking Biz News and The Daily Tar Heel. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication with a focus on business journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.