Lauren Ridge
Director, Strategy & Business Development, AWS Alliance, PwC Canada
Lauren Ridge is PwC’s National Strategy & Operations Leader for the AWS Alliance, where she works across multiple functions to drive process and performance impact, helps create strategic initiatives for the practice, and accelerate AI-enabled solutions for her clients. Her focus lies in operational efficiency, building long-term business strategies, and delivering sustainable and innovative client projects. Lauren specialized in Global Energy Management during her MBA, and is helping generate thought leadership in the Energy, Mining and Utilities industries.
Before joining PwC, Lauren began her career at Check Point, where the importance of cyber security left a permanent imprint. She then spent 7 years at AWS in progressively influential roles in Account Management, the Global Energy BU, and GTM Strategy. Originally from and now residing in Calgary, she has lived in Montreal, Edmonton, New York and Leeds.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Lauren is an avid skier, loves music, live events, reading, and her three dogs.
