Lauren grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. She majored in International Relations with a focus on sustainable development at Stanford University and was active in environmental and human rights student organizations. After graduation, Lauren moved to Washington, D.C. and worked for Winrock International, an international development NGO, promoting clean energy in developing countries. Following a year with Winrock, Lauren began working for the US Department of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program through a Washington, D.C. consulting firm, Sentech Inc. In 2004, Lauren was awarded a Fulbright grant to research renewable energy and rural electrification in Indonesia, and spent a year doing fieldwork on those issues. Lauren is currently beginning her first year at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she plans to focus on Energy and Environmental Policy, particularly climate change issues.

Fellowship

Lauren developed and set up a file system for Indonesia energy documents. She provided research, in particular for Indonesia, and collected and analyzed relevant and important data on the country. The Indonesia documents will continue to be used as resource documents. Her work on the proposals was used in the submission of the documents.

Lauren was the Youth Delegate for the US to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, which was attended by heads of state and leaders of government and industry. Lauren worked on a several Winrock proposals, including a proposal for the USAID Georgia Energy Security Initiative. She assisted on the Global Village Energy Partnership program, the Nepal Electric Vehicle Program-Empowering Women. She also wrote a strategy paper on how Winrock should work with its in-country partners and other organizations to maximize its ability to fulfill its mission.

"This was a wonderful and tremendously influential experience for me. Without MAP, there is no way a recent grad would be doing the work I'm doing or be exposed to the issues and experiences I am."

—Lauren Inouye