Laura Walker McDonald is director of innovation at the Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation. She was formerly the CEO of SIMLab, and before that, FrontlineSMS.

Laure Wessemius-Chibrac joined Cordaid as head of investments in June 2013. She has 20 years of experience in investment and worked in equity advisory at BNP Paribas, in capital markets at ABN AMRO Rothschild in Paris and London and in financial advisory in the Netherlands. Cordaid is a mission-driven investor supporting access to inclusive finance in fragile and post-conflict areas through investments in MFIs and SME funds.

Lauren Brander is a former Devex project associate and special assistant to the president. Her research focused on development aid business opportunities in various sectors and regions of the globe, as well as financial controls and customer satisfaction.

Lauren DiVenanzo is an energy and development expert at RTI International with over 10 years of experience managing energy, water, and infrastructure projects. Her work has focused on energy sector planning, government-to-government management, on-grid policy support, cross-border trade, and integration of crosscutting themes across the energy cycle.

Lauren Evans was formerly an Assistant Editor/Senior Associate in the Office of the President at Devex. As a journalist, she covers international development and humanitarian action with a focus on climate and gender. Her work has appeared in outlets like Foreign Policy, Wired UK, Smithsonian Magazine and others, and she’s reported internationally throughout East Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.

Lauren Galvin is a senior technical adviser for health and gender at Global Communities. She has 10 years of experience in research, program design, implementation, and evaluation of reproductive, maternal, and child health, nutrition, parenting, and father-engagement programs. She recently co-designed and managed the Tanzania EFFECTS randomized trial measuring impact of engaging fathers and bundling nutrition and parenting interventions on child diets, growth, development, and gender equality. Galvin has a master’s degree in Public Health from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Smith College. She works in South Asia, Central and East Africa, and Latin America.

Lauren A. Haynes independently collaborated with HealthEnabled for this article. She has previously worked with The Global Fund and NYC Health + Hospitals and holds MPH and BS degrees from Columbia University. Lauren is based in New York City and typically writes about structural factors affecting social justice and health equity.

Lauren Hunter is a doctoral student studying epidemiology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests are centered in women's sexual health, including family planning, and HIV/STI prevention.

Lauren Mooney is a senior specialist for conflict prevention and stabilization at the International Republican Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to advancing democracy and governance worldwide. In this role, she provides technical assistance, manages global programs, and conducts research on the nexus of democratic governance and conflict mitigation. At IRI, she managed a program in Colombia, Uganda and Lebanon, which focused on piloting and scaling lessons learned in governance solutions to displacement. Previously, she was a program manager and research associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mooney has worked on conflict prevention and stabilization worldwide, including Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Lauren Moore is the vice president of global community impact at Johnson & Johnson. She is responsible for driving strategy development and implementation of the company’s social impact work, corporate citizenship, and strategic philanthropy. With the strong focus of Johnson & Johnson on relentlessly driving better health for all, the global community impact team focuses on supporting and championing people on the front lines. Moore also oversees the Johnson & Johnson Foundation and is president of the Johnson & Johnson Patient Assistance Foundation.