Lauren Burke-McCarthy

AI

Lauren Burke-McCarthy is a Director of Data & AI at Slalom, where she helps organizations translate data and AI opportunities into meaningful impact. With over a decade in data science and AI strategy, she has built systems across highly regulated and consumer-facing sectors to address user needs, improve decisions, and deliver measurable value to organizations and users.

Before joining Slalom, Lauren was Associate Director of Data Science & AI Strategy at Further, where she designed value-driven data and AI solutions, led cross-functional transformations, and operationalized responsible AI.

She is deeply engaged in the Ohio and broader data and AI communities as a TDWI Research Fellow, instructor at Denison University’s Edge, and chair of COSI’s KINETIC Board. Lauren also supports community initiatives at Women in Analytics / DataConnect Conference and was a founding member of scikit-learn’s Communication Team. She is a certified IAPP AIGP and a recipient of the OhioX Trailblazers Award.