Lauren O'Shaughnessy is passionate about making an impact through philanthropy and has spent more than 15 years working in the philanthropic sector for corporate foundations at Macquarie Group, Clayton Utz and AMP, and in the not-for-profit sector at MS Research Australia.

Lauren is currently Global Director of Impact for the Macquarie Group Foundation and is responsible for measuring the social impact of the Foundation's global grantmaking activities and leading the Foundation's efforts around becoming a more equitable grantmaker. In addition to her role on the Board of Milk Crate Theatre, Lauren also mentors a young person through the Raise Foundation.