Lauren Sweeney

Associate Director @ Fordham Foundry

About

Co-founder and CEO of DeliverZero; led the company through its exit in April 2025. Owned marketing and customer experience for the first two years as CMO before becoming CEO. As CEO, developed an industry-changing reusable packaging system with first-of-its-kind integrations and pioneered adoption of reusable packaging through partnerships including Uber Eats, DoorDash, Toast, and Whole Foods. This work earned DeliverZero a spot on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list in 2024. Provide the innovator’s perspective in policy and regulatory discussions at city, state, and federal levels, including testifying on Extended Producer Responsibility hearings in New York State and speaking on financing plastics reduction solutions at a panel co-hosted by The World Bank and the Innovation Alliance during INC-4. Currently advising early-stage founders as Associate Director at the Fordham Foundry and engaged in select consulting and advisory work, drawing on my experience at the intersection of climate innovation, policy, and business growth.

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Social Media, Fashion, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Event Planning, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Styling, Microsoft Excel, Social Networking, Press Releases, Blogging, Real Estate, Event Management, Public Relations, Adobe Creative Suite, Marketing, Photoshop, Advertising, Public Speaking