Lauren Ziegler is the Education Advisor at HundrED. She brings a strong commitment to advancing equitable social change through roles she has held in the education, research, and policy sectors. Lauren also serves as the Director of Tools and Engagement at the National Student Support Accelerator at Stanford University. Previously, while at the Brookings Institution, Lauren advanced global research on family and community engagement and education systems change. She also served as a Presidential Management Fellow in the U.S. Government. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and lives in San Jose, California.