Lauren A. Schiller is an author, award-winning producer/host, and live event moderator. Her groundbreaking podcast and nationally syndicated radio show Inflection Point explores how women build power and lead change. Boasting a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media, it is now housed in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. Her book, It’s a Good Day to Change the World: Inspiration and Advice for a Feminist Future is a guide to achieving an equal, just, and joy-filled world. Schiller’s current project is a new podcast and radio show with her brother called Relativity which investigates family myths, legends, and the history that shaped our American culture. It has appeared at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Wood Street Galleries. Schiller also co-founded Unfiltered Productions, where she co-produced and co-hosted one of the first female-led podcasts, The Lady Brain Show which she also syndicated on television and radio.

As a moderator for live events at venues including City Arts & Lectures, The Commonwealth Club, Cal Performances, and JCCSF, Schiller’s conversations elicit surprising stories and reveal insightful truths about the world we live in, how we got here, and where we go next. She was Executive Producer of Audio for Salon Media; and a guest host for The Conversation on the BBC World Service and a LABA fellow. 

Schiller is also a strategist, studio director, and producer for artist and filmmaker, Tiffany Shlain/Let It Ripple.

Lauren began her career in advertising at Chiat/Day working on some of the world’s best brands and rose to become one of the first female partners at kbp the San Francisco ad agency she led. Fun fact further back, she was the first girl to join the Boys Club in the Pittsburgh, PA neighborhood where she grew up, before moving to Northern California.