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Lauren Dailey
DC Senior Manager, GPS CSAD Core | Deloitte Consulting LLP
Lauren Dailey is a Senior Manager specializing in defense innovation and acquisition in Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) Defense, Security and Justice (DS&J) sector. She specializes in helping DoD clients design and implement transformative changes to leverage commercial technologies. In particular, she focuses on bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Department of Defense.
Prior to Deloitte, she was COO of Second Front Systems. As Senior Director at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), she developed the DIU Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) mechanism, transforming defense procurement to better work with commercial innovators. She also served as Special Assistant to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology). Mrs. Dailey holds a Master of Science in Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts, both from the University of Virginia.