Having concluded her long tenure with the IFC (World Bank), as principal TMT adviser, in the global telecoms, media and technology investment sector, Lauren is currently the CEO of Extelcon, LLC; providing technical and commercial oversight to the Investment Banking Community, Regulators, and TMT and satellite industry sectors as Lender's Technical Advisor for multi-billion-dollar new and existing telecoms and technology companies. 
 
As a senior member at the IFC (World Bank's) TMT Private Equity/Venture Capital Team, she was responsible for the technical, commercial & financial evaluation of companies for investment/exit, due diligence, and the oversight of portfolio companies, with a specialization in Emerging Markets. Her verticals of focus include; Mobile (2G - 5G), MVNO's, Towers, Broadband (Wired & Wireless), Backhaul (Satellite & Terrestrial Fiber), Subsea Fiber, Data Centers, IoT, and Fintech. Prior to joining the IFC, Laureen was with Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia), as Vice President 4G/LTE Strategy & Innovation. At ALU, she was focused on the development of revenue-generating, IoT products and services for 4G/LTE within the Automotive, Gaming, Security, Logistics, eHealth, and e-Commerce verticals. She is a founding Director of Global Telecommunications Woman's Network, connecting and mentoring C level women in the TMT industry and is a BOD member of Rising Tides III, a European based Angel Investment Fund, providing financing to female-led IoT start-up companies. As an industry veteran with 25+ years of telecoms experience, she has held Executive and BOD roles with some of the world's leading network operators. Her global portfolio includes MTC-Vodafone (now Zain) in the Middle East, Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Cable & Wireless (UK), and NYNEX USA (now Verizon). 
 
She is a founding director of several joint venture European and Asian wireless companies; Debitel GmbH (Germany), Telestet (now Wind Hellas, Greece), and PT Satelindo (now Indosat) of Indonesia. Additionally, she was a Partner at KPMG Consulting in the UK and has been a Member of the Board of Directors at several international telcos/startups; Paktel (Pakistan), Mobikom (Bulgaria), MTN (South Africa), Surfkitchen (UK), and Peer-Rx (USA). Her background includes; private equity/venture capital, business development, strategic planning, operational execution, regulatory, engineering and re-engineering of Telecoms, Satellite & Technology companies. 
 
She holds an MS in Telecommunications Engineering from RIT and an MBA from Long Island University in New York.