Lauren A. Schiller is an author, award-winning producer/host, and live event moderator. Her program Inflection Point was one of the first podcasts and only radio shows to document how women build power and lead change. Produced in collaboration with KALW 91.7FM and PRX, it quickly became a nationally syndicated weekly show interviewing 100s of women leaders across the country. Boasting a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media, it is now housed in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Before that, Lauren co-founded Unfiltered Productions, where she co-produced and co-hosted one of the first female-led podcasts, The Lady Brain Show which she also syndicated on television and radio. Her book, It’s a Good Day to Change the World: Inspiration and Advice for a Feminist Future is a guide to achieving an equal, just, and joy-filled world. Her forthcoming audio documentary series Relativity, about family myths and legends which she produces and hosts with her brother, has appeared at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Wood Street Galleries.

Lauren moderates live events at venues including City Arts & Lectures, The Commonwealth Club, Cal Performances, and JCCSF. She was Executive Producer of Audio for Salon Media; and a guest host for The Conversation on the BBC World Service. Her conversations elicit surprising stories and reveal insightful truths about the world we live in, how we got here, and where we go next. 

Lauren was a 2023 LABA fellow, and serves on the board of Berkeley Public Library Foundation. She is also a strategist and producer for Let It Ripple, founded by artist and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, Tiffany Shlain. Throughout her career Lauren has turned complex information into easy-to-understand ideas that motivate readers and listeners to action.

Before pivoting to making media, Lauren got her start in advertising, making commercials for the world’s best brands and was one of the first female partners in the San Francisco ad agency she led. Another fun fact: she was the first girl to join the Boys Club in the Pittsburgh, PA neighborhood where she grew up, before moving to Northern California.