Lauren Embrey, Author at Women's eNews

Lauren Embrey

Lauren Embrey is president and philanthropic visionary of the Embrey Family Foundation and CEO of Embrey Interests, Ltd. She serves on many boards, including the AT&T Performing Arts Center, the Ms. Foundation for Women and the Women’s Media Center. Embrey's passions are theater, dance, film and human rights work. She produced the U.S. premiere of “Truth in Translation” in 2007. She is executive producer of the documentary “Playground” and a documentary on the Apollo Theater. She is involved in Chicken n Egg Pictures, Impact Partners and the Sundance Institute. Embrey's awards for her philanthropic work include the Women Who Give Hope Award from Chiapas International in 2010, Women’s eNews’ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century in 2011, Ms. Foundation’s Women of Vision Award for Philanthropy in 2013, She Should Run’s Wendy Award in 2014 and Nomi Network’s Abolitionist Award in 2016. Embrey is a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, the Women Donors Network, Women Moving Millions, the Threshold Foundation and Synergos Institute’s Global Philanthropist Circle. She is currently working on her first novel, scheduled to be completed in early 2017.

‘My Passion, My Philanthropy:’ Lauren Embrey on Giving Bold and ‘Now’

By Lauren Embrey ● Commentary ● August 9, 2016

Helping to drive social change opened up Lauren Embrey’s world in ways she never imagined. And now here we are, finally, with a woman as the presidential nominee of a major party. The first in our series, “My Passion, My Philanthropy.”

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‘My Passion, My Philanthropy:’ Lauren Embrey on Giving Bold and ‘Now’