Lauren Soni is Senior Vice President of Product and Technology at Forbes Media, where she leads AI adoption, product strategy, product design, and technology innovation across one of the world’s most iconic media brands. With a career spanning financial services, enterprise software, and digital media, she is known for delivering technology solutions that build trust, deepen engagement, and unlock new paths to growth. She holds a master's degree in Information Design and Strategy from Northwestern University, with a specialization in data science. A mother, a builder, and a self-described learner in the margins, Lauren writes about AI, leadership, and what it actually takes to close the Exposure Gap for women who never had a village backing them up. She has spent her career in rooms where she wasn't always expected to stay, and stayed anyway. When she's not rethinking how Forbes finds and keeps its audience, she's probably doing it after bedtime. Follow her work on Forbes or reach her at lsoni@forbes.com.