Born and raised in East Atlanta to Jamaican parents, Lauren Owen expressed a talent for art and technology early on. She developed her skills in research, design and development through experiences at Howard University and New York University. She continued to hone her skills at Tommy Hilfiger as the Manager of UX and Testing for the North America E-Commerce site and as the Web Design and Development Specialist at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Her medium of choice is Augmented Reality (AR) working with many renowned organizations and won awards for her work.

Lauren currently works as a UX Design Educator at BrainStation and volunteers as as a literacy tutor for children.