Lauren Smith conducts senior-level search assignments including C-level, president and vice president positions for companies ranging from multinational corporations to high-growth early-stage organizations.  She specializes in working with companies that are growing and/or transforming into new markets and businesses.  She works with investors to recruit top-notch management teams for portfolio companies and has a broad array of experience in corporate governance including board assessment and board of director placements. She is a Board Member of Women’s Executive Leadership, a South Florida organization created to increase the number of women on corporate boards.  She is also on the Advisory Board of  the National Association of Corporate Directors, Florida Gateway Chapter.  Additionally, Lauren is on the Cabinet for the United Way and is Chairman of the Chairman's Circle for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Lauren is a native English speaker with fluency in Spanish.

Previous Experience
Lauren joined A.T. Kearney from another global search firm where she was instrumental in opening their Miami office.    Before moving into executive search, Lauren had twelve years of experience in marketing and strategy for Fortune 50 companies.

She served as Director Business Development for Motorola, where she led regional sales & marketing efforts to sell integrated communication and software solutions.   Previously, she served a Motorola joint-venture as Vice President, Marketing & Customer Operations in Bogotá, Colombia,  where she created and managed the brand and marketing team for this start-up wireless communications network services operation.   At Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Lauren held several roles where she developed and executed business entry strategies.

Education
Lauren earned her Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Pennsylvania State University.