Lauren Perlik is a Senior Program Associate for IPA's Financial Inclusion Program. Prior to joining IPA, Lauren was a Content and Research Coordinator at Future Majority, where she focused on creating digital content to engage voters in the 2020 election cycle. She previously served as a Junior Associate at MLM Strategies, a political consulting firm in Boston, MA, where she managed campaign finance and fundraising for both candidates for public office and nonprofits. She received her Masters in Public Administration with a focus on Gender and Social Policy from George Washington University and graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a BA in Political Science and International Affairs.