Lauren Boas Hayes

\n Leader at the intersection of technology, security & social impact.\n Georgetown professor. Writer. Former Olympic athlete.\n

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About

Technology. Security. Impact.

\n Lauren Boas Hayes is a leader working at the crossroads of technology, national security, and social justice. She is a founding fellow of the Integrity Institute and an adjunct professor in Georgetown University's Security Studies Program within the School of Foreign Service.\n

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\n A Georgetown SFS '13 alumna with a major in international politics and a certificate in justice and peace studies, Lauren has built a career turning her passion for human rights into tangible impact through technology and cybersecurity.\n

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\n Beyond her professional life, Lauren is a former U.S. National Luge team member, a Georgetown crew and softball athlete, and now a contributing sportswriter covering the Philadelphia Phillies. She writes This Week / Next Week, a Substack newsletter where she takes stock of where she's been and where she might be going.\n

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Career

A Remarkable Journey

From the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid to the highest levels of government cybersecurity.

Current

Adjunct Professor, Security Studies Program

Georgetown University — School of Foreign Service

Current

Contributing Writer — Philadelphia Phillies

Sports Journalism

Covering the Phillies and channeling a lifelong love of sports into storytelling.

Biden Administration

Senior Advisor for Technology & Innovation

CISA — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Led technology and innovation initiatives at the nation's cyber defense agency.

2020–2021

Cybersecurity Lead

Biden-Harris Presidential Transition Team

Led cybersecurity strategy for the presidential transition.

Meta / Facebook

Election Security & Counter-Espionage

What Drives Lauren

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Cybersecurity

Protecting critical infrastructure and elections through technology leadership at the highest levels of government.

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Tech & Social Justice

A founding fellow of the Integrity Institute, working to ensure technology serves humanity's best interests.

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Education

Teaching the next generation of security leaders at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

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Sports & Writing

From Olympic luge to Georgetown softball and crew — now covering the Phillies as a sportswriter.

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