Meet Former BostInno Writer Lauren Landry of Harvard Business School Online
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Lauren Landry has been a familiar face in the Boston innovation community for the better part of the past decade. She cut her teeth reporting at BostInno covering the Boston startup scene and education beat. She’s also been a contributing writer to Boston Magazine and Boston.com, in addition to having her work cited in Wall Street Journal, Businessweek and more. Lauren’s most recent career move really caught our eye as she’s shifted to a marketing and communications role at Harvard Business School (HBS) Online, which is on a mission to make top-flight business education in Boston more accessible to people worldwide. Having attended Emerson College and worked at Northeastern University, Lauren offers a breadth of perspective about the rapid advances in higher education — from campus innovation to online learning.
Lauren participated in a one-word answer Q&A below, which helped serve as a nice backdrop to a BSU podcast discussion that’s now live on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud. Enjoy.
One-word answers only:
Where did you grow up? Maine
How would you sum up your childhood? Supportive
Where in Boston is now home? North End
What word would your loved ones use to describe you? Passionate
What was your favorite job prior to HBS Online? Reporter
You’ve spent time in various capacities (as a student, educator or employee) at Emerson, Northeastern and now Harvard Business School. What do you love most about higher education in Boston? Forward-thinking
How would you describe working for HBS Online? Fast-paced
How did working in tech reporting prepare you for your current role? “Why?”
Describe the HBS Online initiative in one word… Transformative
Why is education so important to you? Opportunity
Education is clearly a personal priority of yours. In what other area do you feel Boston most needs to improve? Transportation
What is your favorite thing to do outside work? Read
If you lived anywhere else in the world, where else could you see yourself calling home? Seattle
Fill in the blank. The future of Boston will be… Inclusive
What is your favorite thing about Boston? Grit
What would you change about the world? I.E., What problem facing the world would you most like to see solved? Access
You can follow Lauren Landry on Twitter @laurlandry and learn more at http://www.laurlandry.com/.
