Lauren Hogan is currently serving as a strategic advisor and writer at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), where she has held a number of leadership positions over the past decade, with responsibility for a portfolio including federal and state policy and advocacy, higher education accreditation, professional recognition, position statements, and applied research. Lauren brings to her work an unwavering focus on centering the voices of educators, shared leadership, innovation, diversity, and equity. Lauren previously served as the vice president of programs and policy at the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI). She began her career working with an after-school program in Louisville, Kentucky and later served as the director of an early literacy and family support program in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She also served as a Rappaport Public Policy Fellow in the Department of Social Services in Boston, Massachusetts. Lauren earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a Master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
