LAUREN KUNIS

CEO and Executive Director, VoteRiders
Washington, DC | @VoteRiders

Lauren is the CEO and executive director of VoteRiders, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on ensuring that all citizens can exercise their right to vote. VoteRiders provides voter ID information, helps citizens secure IDs, and supports organizations, volunteers, and communities in sustaining voter ID education and assistance efforts. With a career dedicated to strengthening democracy, Lauren has designed and managed impactful voter education, civic engagement, and government accountability programs globally. Lauren was the National Voter Registration Day Program Director at Nonprofit VOTE, leading the holiday to a record number of voter registrations in 2020. She also worked with the National Democratic Institute and the World Bank on democracy and governance programs in over 15 countries. In addition, Lauren served on the Steering Committee for the DC Paid Family Leave campaign.