Lauren Haynes

Lauren Haynes (she/hers) is Fellow Experience Director for the U.S. Digital Corps, supporting early-career technologists in roles throughout the federal government. She previously served as Group Product Manager at Code for America, where she worked to help folks get access to Safety Net benefits like SNAP and Medicaid through technology. She also worked at Arity leading the Smart City efforts in working with governments and telematics data, and at the Center for Data Science and Public Policy at the University of Chicago as Associate Director, working with governments and nonprofits on Data Science for Social Good projects across a variety of issues from criminal justice, public safety, environment, education, and more. Prior to UChicago, Lauren was Product Manager at GiveForward, IT Manager at the Ounce of Prevention Fund (now Start Early), and a technology consultant at Accenture’s Technology Labs. Lauren graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS in General Engineering, focusing on Computer Science and Human Computer Interaction, and was an active Alternative Spring Break participant and board member.

Lauren previously served on the Board of Directors for BreakAway, an organization focused on developing student leadership. She is a longtime participant in the Chiditarod, an urban costumed shopping cart bar crawl race; in 2021 her team raised over $37,000 to support organizations addressing food insecurity throughout Chicago. She is also an avid swing dancer (specifically Lindy Hop) and board gamer.