Lauren Bloom is the founder and CEO of
Elegant Solutions Consulting,
a consulting firm dedicated to helping professionals, business and association management executives
build trust with their clients, customers and members by "walking the ethics talk" in their daily practices.
She is the author of the book,
"The Art of the Apology: How to Apologize Effectively to Practically Anyone"
and the e-book,
"Elegant Solutions: A Practical Guide to Resolving Dilemmas While Preserving Your Business Relationships."
An internationally-recognized expert on professional ethics and governance, Lauren has appeared as a keynote speaker
and on panels across North America and in Europe.
She brings a practical, humorous approach to the serious business of developing and maintaining high ethical standards
in a post-Enron world. Her paper on the "Development of Processes to Set and Enforce Ethical Standards Within Professions"
was recently published in the
Proceedings of the 2006 International Actuarial Congress in Paris, France.
Lauren graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in English in 1979. In 1985, she received a J.D. from the Columbus School
of Law, Catholic University of America, where she was valedictorian of her graduating class. She also holds an advanced
degree in Labor Law with distinction from Georgetown Law Center.
Lauren began her legal career at the
Justice Department as a trial attorney, soon moving into private practice and
specializing in standard-setting, enforcement and governance for nonprofit associations.
Beginning in 1992, Lauren spent more than fourteen years as
General Counsel of the American Academy of Actuaries,
where her practice focused on teaching professionals how to incorporate high ethical standards and principles of good
governance into their professional activities. Lauren played a pivotal role in the development and enforcement of the U.S.
actuarial profession's code of conduct and standards of qualification and practice. She also consulted with the
International
Actuarial Association on its project to develop the first international standards of practice for actuaries. She is widely
published in the actuarial profession's publications, and continues to speak to actuarial firms and association meetings
around the United States.
Lauren lives in Springfield, Virginia. She is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional, by the Society of Corporate
Compliance and Ethics in Minneapolis, MN. Lauren serves on the Boards of Directors of the
Institute of Management Consultants
USA and a local community theatre troupe, and appears regularly in films and professional and community theatre
productions around the greater Washington, D.C. area.
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