Bio

An entrepreneurial Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) leader, founder, board member, and charity trustee with experience in complex, multinational environments across six continents in Consumer, Manufacturing, Technology, Travel and Financial Services. One of the youngest women to join the executive leadership team of a FTSE 250 company. 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. Founded two businesses and three intra-industry networks across start-up investing (SuperPitch), finance (WealthiHer) and travel (CEO Action Inclusive Travel Group) 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, she is a regular public speaker, guest lecturer at London Business School, and avid reader of 100+ books annually who frequently shares EDI reading recommendations: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90993809-lauren-von-stackelberg 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, Future Leaders Top 100, and Management Today’s 35 under 35. Global citizen with professional experience implementing “glocal” strategies that are culturally relevant and tailored for local countries and regions. Personal experience living and working in the UK, US, Uruguay, Singapore, Spain, Russia, India, Ghana, El Salvador, China, Costa Rica and Argentina.