Lauren Winston

Lauren Winston, M.Ed., PHR has a wealth of experience in the field of HR. Lauren currently serves as the VP Global HR at Wolfspeed, a position they have held since December 2023. Prior to this, they were the Senior Director of Global HR at Wolfspeed starting in March 2018. From November 2015 to March 2018, they worked as the Manager of HR Employee Relations at Wolfspeed, and from August 2014 to November 2015, they held the position of Specialist in HR Employee Relations at the same company.

Before joining Wolfspeed, Lauren was a Program Manager for Sales Talent Development at IBM from November 2012 to August 2014. Prior to that, they worked as an HR Performance Manager for Cree at Greene Resources from August 2009 to November 2012.

Lauren's earlier experience includes working as a Performance Management Consultant at FMI Corporation from February 2008 to March 2009, and as a Training and Development Coordinator at Corporate Training Consultants, Inc from June 2005 to February 2008.

Additionally, they served as a Volunteer Marketing Consultant at Habitat for Humanity Resale Store in January 2005 to May 2005, and as a Marketing & Public Relations Intern at East Carolina University, College of Fine Arts and Communication from June 2004 to August 2004.

Overall, Lauren Winston, M.Ed., PHR has a strong background in HR and has held various leadership roles in global companies.

Lauren Winston, M.Ed., PHR, completed a Master's degree in Adult Education; Training and Development at North Carolina State University from 2006 to 2009. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication; Public Relations from East Carolina University, graduating in 2005. In 2015, Lauren obtained the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI.