Meet the FS6 Team
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Lauren Manning, Esq., LL.M., Managing DirectorLauren Manning, Esq., LL.M., is an attorney, law professor, and farmer. Before her current role, Lauren was a venture capital investor with food and ag-focused VC firm AgFunder. Lauren began with AgFunder in 2015 as part of AgFunderNews media and research team reporting on issues involving finance, agriculture, climate change, and more. From 2019 to 2021, Lauren supported the Sacred Cow documentary and book project discussing the nutritional, environmental, and ethical case for (better) meat production. At the University of Arkansas, Lauren serves as an adjunct law professor across multiple departments teaching courses on farm animal welfare, food safety, farm succession planning, agricultural cooperatives and local food systems, and more. Lauren raised grass-finished beef, lamb, and goat meat in NW Arkansas for eight years. In 2023, the Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI) Forum recognized her as one of 15 Women Leading Investment in Regenerative Food Systems.
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