Lauren supports partners Steve Elmendorf and Jimmy Ryan and manages operations for the government relations team. She’s the point person for all things related to compliance, finance and more. Prior to joining the Subject Matter team, she supported the chief executive officer and president of Bedrock Industries, a private equity firm, from February 2017 through October 2018. Before that, she served from 2007 to 2016 at the Embassy of Australia working for the trade policy branch, military attaché, Australian army and deputy ambassador. She previously worked in Australia for the federal government, private sector and nonprofit organizations.