Lauren Kane

Lauren Kane is CEO of BioOne, the nonprofit collaborative and publisher for more than 150 scientific societies, museums, research organizations, and independent presses across the world. She has held this role since 2022, leading an ambitious strategic agenda which includes the challenge of sustainably and equitably transitioning to Open Access at scale.

With more than two decades of experience in scholarly communications, Lauren previously led the strategic consultancy Delta Think and was Chief Publishing Officer for the technology startup Morressier. She is a Past President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing and a current Board Member for the STM Association. A frequent industry speaker and contributor, she is a vocal advocate for collective impact approaches to advance scholarship and discovery.  

Lauren holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire. She resides in Washington, DC.