Lauren Ferstandig is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of WaterEquity’s strategic growth plan. In this capacity, she works closely with the investments team on the implementation of the investment and asset management strategies.
Prior to WaterEquity, Lauren led The Nature Conservancy’s NatureVest, sustainable finance team, where she played an active role in the development and strategic oversight of NatureVest’s multi-billion dollar impact investment portfolio. Before joining The Nature Conservancy, Lauren spent over a decade at Ares Management LLC, working across their private credit strategies in the United States and Europe.
Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts with honors in American Literature and Civilization from Middlebury College and a Master of Science with distinction in International Relations from the London School of Economics.