Lauren Segal

Executive Director & Co-Founder

A passionate activist, Lauren spent 10 years addressing the AIDS orphan epidemic in Africa with her first nonprofit, before switching her focus to the enormous domestic injustice of incarceration.

A longtime member of the dance music community, Lauren launched Give a Beat in 2014 and has since engaged DJs, music technology companies, festivals, and event promoters in the fight against mass incarceration.

In addition to Give a Beat, Lauren also owns and operates a retail store and custom printing business in Laguna Beach, which her family established 40 years ago. The store is tagged "the t-shirt shop with a conscience” through its social good initiatives and the support of local and international non-profits.