Lauren Kaufmann
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Education: B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.Sc., The London School of Economics and Political Science; Ph.D., The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor Lauren Kaufmann teaches core Business Ethics in Darden’s full time and part time MBA programs, as well as the second-year elective Managing Social Impact. In her research, she collaborates with impact investing funds, philanthropic foundations, and consulting firms to advance scholarship on how firms make and measure social impact. Her work has been published in academic journals including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Business Ethics, and Organization Studies.
Prior to joining Darden’s faculty, Lauren earned her PhD at Wharton. Previously, she worked at a conservation-focused asset management firm and at a nonprofit think tank, where she conducted research on impact investing.