Lauren brings strategic finance expertise to CSGF’s investment team, leveraging over a decade of experience in transaction origination, underwriting, and impact investing to support charter school networks in achieving sustainable growth. Previously serving as Director of Investments at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, she led the origination, structuring, and execution of impact-aligned transactions across emerging markets. Prior to this role, she managed a portfolio of debt investments in Asia Pacific financial institutions as an Investment Officer at Triple Jump BV. She earned a MS in Finance from Georgetown University, an MBA in International Management from the University of New Mexico, and a BS in Biology from Wake Forest University.