Lauren's rich background in international education, study abroad, and faculty-led programming serves as a foundation to inform the work she will be doing with IES Abroad. She has previously served as Deputy Director of the Office of International Programs at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to that position, she served for more than 11 years in positions of increasing responsibility at International Studies Abroad (ISA), including Associate Vice President, Custom Programs, and culminating in the position of Associate Vice President, University Partnerships.
Lauren received her Bachelor's of Arts degree from Rice University in English Literature and Spanish Language and Linguistics and her Master of Arts in Intercultural Communication from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She also spent a full academic year abroad at the Universitat de Barcelona, which included Catalan classes for international students. She credits her study abroad experiences as having an enormous positive impact, professionally and personally.
Lauren Alexander
Associate Vice President of Customized & Faculty-Led Programs