Lauren Swaddell

Lauren Swaddell works across The Pew Charitable Trusts’ environment portfolio to secure conservation outcomes that provide long-term benefits for nature and people. She advances Pew’s work in supporting Indigenous Pacific Islander-led marine conservation as well as policy and stakeholder engagement in international ocean conservation forums.

Before joining Pew, Swaddell worked with the Guam Green Growth initiative to develop a plan on localized adaptations of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. She also was a Knauss fellow at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s coral reef conservation program.

Swaddell holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Hunter College, City University of New York, and a master’s in environmental science from the University of Guam.