Lauren Kahn

Lauren joined PD as Senior Director of Strategy in 2024 and was promoted to Sector Lead for Global Impact in 2025. She supports clients on their journey towards inclusive, responsible and sustainable digital transformation for global impact.

Lauren is a distinguished digital leader with over 20 years of experience driving societal impact through technology and innovation. As the Head of Global Impact at Public Digital, she leads a team of multi-disciplinary experts who advise global governments and institutions - including multilateral development banks, UN agencies, and major philanthropic foundations - on achieving inclusive, responsible, and sustainable digital transformation at scale.

Lauren’s expertise sits at the critical intersection of digital technology, public impact, and global development. Her recent work has pioneered thought leadership on emerging global issues, including the ethics of AI, unlocking the value of digital public infrastructure, and the essential synergy between digital transformation and climate change agendas.

Before joining Public Digital, Lauren held senior digital leadership roles across the public and private sectors, including Deputy Director for Digital Strategy at the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and Director of Responsible Technology at BT. A former academic and social researcher, she anchors her strategic approach in ethnographic insight and user-centric design. Lauren has frequently represented the UK on boards and steering committees for global partnerships convened by the World Bank, UN, and World Economic Forum.