Lauren Shweder Biel is the co-founder and former Executive Director of DC Greens, Inc., a role she held from March 2009 to July 2022. Prior to her work with DC Greens, Biel was a Senior Educational Content Specialist in the International Education, Research & Outreach Department at Sesame Workshop from 2005 to 2008.

Biel holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Anthropology and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Religion.