About
Lauren Rosales Farello is Director of Operations & Impact at Blue Haven Initiative, where she supports back-end processes for the family office's investment portfolio and oversees impact measurement across asset classes and the portfolio management software. She previously spent four years at the Aspen Institute's ANDE (Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs) and worked on Align Impact's philanthropic and impact-first investing team, conducting diligence for high-net-worth individuals and family foundations. She holds an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and a BA in International Affairs from George Washington University.
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Blue Haven InitiativeDirector of Operations & Impactcurrent2025 — present
- Blue Haven InitiativeDirector of Operations2023 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blue Haven InitiativeSenior Operations Associate2021 — 2023Los Angeles, California, United States
- University of Southern California - Marshall School of BusinessMBA Candidate2019 — 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
- Align ImpactMBA Intern - Philanthropy and Impact Investing2020Los Angeles, California, United States
- MIT D-LabSocial Ventures Intern2020Los Angeles, California, United States
- The Aspen InstituteANDE Senior Program and Membership Associate2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- The Aspen InstituteANDE Program and Membership Associate2017 — 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- The Aspen InstituteANDE Membership Program Coordinator2015 — 2017Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Junta de AndalucíaAuxiliar de Conversación (English Language Assistant)2014 — 2015Greater Sevilla Metropolitan Area
- Golden Triangle Business Improvement DistrictProject Coordinator2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- U.S. Department of StatePopulation, Refugees, and Migration Intern2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Golden Triangle Business Improvement DistrictWLP Rosenthall Intern Fellow2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Women's Foreign Policy GroupPrograms Intern2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- iACTIntern2012Redondo Beach, CA
- Office of California Assemblymember Betsy ButlerIntern2011El Segundo, CA
Education
- USC Marshall School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- The George Washington UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations and Affairs
- Universidad de SevillaDerecho/Antropología, Facultad de Derecho/Facultad de Geografía e Historia
- El Segundo High School
Skills & more
Spanish7Microsoft Excel1PowerPoint2Microsoft Word5Microsoft Office4Salesforce.comSustainable FinanceSocial Impact MeasurementAsset AllocationPortfolio OptimizationFinancial ReportingPortfolio Management
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Asset ManagementDue DiligencePrivate EquityOperational Due DiligenceResearchNonprofitsEvent PlanningSocial EntrepreneurshipProgram ManagementProgram DevelopmentPublic PolicyInternational RelationsLanguages Spanish
- Investment Committees of the Future — Good Finance UK
- Oxford Impact Measurement Programme — Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- ILPA Institute: Portfolio Construction — Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)
- ILPA Institute: Operational Due Diligence for the Limited Partner — Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)
- ILPA Institute: Private Equity for the Limited Partner — Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA)
- Sustainable Investing — Harvard Business School Online
- Addepar 200 Series: Power User Course — Addepar
From Lauren's professional profile.
Colleagues at Blue Haven Initiative
Chris Jurgens
Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative
Daniel Wanjira
Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives at Blue Haven Initiative
Dave Horwich
Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative
Dereka Young
Executive Assistant at Blue Haven Initiative
Hari Joy
Managing Director of Private Investments at Blue Haven Initiative
Ian Simmons
Co-Founder & Principal at Blue Haven Initiative
Jennifer Lee
Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative
Jonathan Kirschner
Senior Advisor at Blue Haven Initiative
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lauren Rosales Farello work?
- Lauren Rosales Farello is Director of Operations & Impact at Blue Haven Initiative.
- What does Lauren Rosales Farello invest in?
- Lauren Rosales Farello invests in Impact & Social Good.
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