About Lauren Parker

Lauren Parker has been in B2B print and digital publishing her entire career. She has written thousands of business articles on consumer trends, retail, supply chain, lifestyle and apparel, interviewed countless C-suite executives, and attended too many trade shows around the world to count. She is currently a contributor to Athletech News covering industry trends, and recently left Penske Media/Fairchild Media Group (WWD, Sourcing Journal) to join Hertzman Global Intelligence as director of content. Her freelance articles have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Northforker, Southforker, among many others. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Cornell University.

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