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Lauren Belive

Lauren Belive

Head of Public Policy, US, Ripple

Lauren Belive serves as Head of U.S. Public Policy at Ripple. She was most recently the Director of Government Affairs at SoftBank Group International, bringing nearly two decades of public policy and government relations experience. Prior to this role, she served as Head of U.S. Government Relations for Zoom, building their public policy operations during the height of the pandemic. Before that, Lauren launched Lyft's Federal team in Washington DC, and spearheaded the company's national policy engagement. Lauren also worked on Capitol Hill, the White House, and on political campaigns. She served as the Policy Director for the House Rules Committee. From 2009 to 2012, Lauren served in the Obama White House in the Office of Legislative Affairs. She worked in the Chicago headquarters of the 2008 Obama for America Campaign. She began her career on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, then chaired by Representative Henry Waxman of California. Lauren graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University and currently resides in Chevy Chase, MD with her husband and their two daughters.