Lauren Kane

Lauren Kane is CEO of BioOne, the nonprofit collaborative and content aggregator 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 that includes the creation of new Open Access pathways and the challenge of scaling with equity, sustainability, and research integrity in mind. 

With more than two decades of experience in scholarly communications, Lauren began her career at Blackwell Publishing before joining BioOne in the organization’s early growth years. She later went on to hold leadership roles at both Delta Think and Morressier, broadening her experience across the scholarly ecosystem.

Lauren proudly served on the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Board of Directors from 2017-2022, and was elected President of the Society for a 2020-2021 term. She is a frequent industry speaker and contributor, advocating 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.