Lauren Lichtman is the Partnerships Lead for Learning Equality, an organization working to reach marginalized and underserved communities by creating and supporting tools to enable access to high-quality educational opportunities for the disconnected world. She brings her passion of supporting innovations and collaborations to break down barriers to education so all children and youth have their right to quality education realized. Her work aims to uphold human rights, ranging from supporting the work of corporates engaging in education to fighting crime by investigating international financial movements. Lauren holds a M.A. in International Educational Development with a focus on Peace Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a B.A. in Comparative Politics and a Certificate in African Studies from Princeton University.