Lauren is a Partner at Hatteras Venture Partners, where she focuses on investing in healthcare technology companies and leading strategic initiatives with payers and providers. She serves on the boards of Cardiosense, Kivo, At Home Harmony, and Vircho Health, and is a board observer at Rx Redefined, GoCheck, Wesper, and Carallel.
Lauren leads Hatteras Health Innovations (HHI), a platform designed to leverage Hatteras’ strategic relationships across the healthcare ecosystem to source, diligence, and support healthcare innovation. She also manages the Pisgah Fund, a strategic partnership with HCA and Dogwood Health Trust focused on investing in and supporting healthcare companies in Western North Carolina.
Prior to Hatteras, Lauren was a Vice President in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, advising on mergers and acquisitions and public and private capital markets transactions. She previously worked in economic and infrastructure consulting, advising the World Bank and other international financial institutions. Lauren holds a bachelor’s degree from Smith College and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.