Lauren von Stackelberg

Bio:

Lauren is an entrepreneurial Social Responsibility, Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and Wellbeing leader, founder, board member, and charity trustee with experience in complex, multinational environments across six continents in Consumer, Manufacturing, Technology, Travel and Financial Services. She is one of the youngest women to join the executive leadership team of a FTSE 250 company.

Lauren recently stepped into the role of Global Head of Social Responsibility at The LEGO Group, having previously joined as The LEGO Group’s first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. She brings a robust track record of inventing and driving new commercial initiatives that build equity and inclusion at scale including Tate & Lyle’s first EDI strategy, Expedia’s first I&D strategy, J.P. Morgan’s first client diversity strategy and first global gender diversity program, and a Micro-Fund in Ghana.

Lauren is on the Diversity Advisory Board of Delivery Hero and a member of The Boardroom in the UK. She is Trustee and Chair of the Nominations Committees for education technology charity, Founders4Schools.

Lauren co-founded 3 businesses, SuperPitch, WealthiHer and the Ashesi-Babson Micro-Fund to drive collaborative progress and change at an industry level for EDI. SuperPitch was acquired by Diversity-X in 2022.

A vocal advocate for sharing EDI best practices, Lauren is a regular public speaker, guest lecturer at London Business School, and avid reader of 100+ books annually who regularly shares EDI reading recommendations.
Lauren is a global citizen with experience living and working in 13 countries and  is known for implementing “glocal” strategies that are culturally relevant and tailored for local countries and regions.

She is a recognized force for social change who received multiple industry awards including the Chief ED&I Officer of the Year, Highly Commended Head of Diversity, Most Influential D&I Leader, Forbes 30 under 30, Forbes All Star Alumni and Future Leaders Top 100.