Lauren Diller is a Program Manager at Gradient Ventures.
Prior to Gradient, Lauren was a Program Manager at YouTube where she led the implementation of key operational processes and helped launch YouTube Marketing creative campaigns. As part of the operations team in the Creative Studio, she helped ensure the team ran efficiently as the studio rapidly grew. Before YouTube, Lauren worked in Project Management at two global advertising agencies in New York City - McCann and BBDO. As the lead project manager for her clients, Lauren created strong cross-functional partnerships to successfully deliver large-scale integrated campaigns. This background gives her the unique ability to creatively solve problems with optimization and efficiency in mind in order to deliver the best possible product. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Advertising.
Lauren lives in San Francisco and is always looking for new restaurants to try. She is an avid skier and enjoys exploring the outdoors.