Laureen is the global sponsor of American Express’ PRIDE: LGBTQ+ Network. With her sponsorship, PRIDE has partnered with the Stonewall Community Foundation on a panel discussion about transgender identity. They also created an American Express ad featuring LGBTQ colleagues, which ran across social media channels and a variety of publications. The network recently hosted a PRIDE Global Summit to provide opportunities for the leads of their 13 global chapters to collaborate with executive sponsors and stakeholders to identify strategies and leverage best practices to drive the diversity dividend across careers, company and communities. In July 2018, Laureen moderated a discussion with Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema, who serves as Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus and represents Arizona, for American Express employees in Phoenix and New York. Externally, Laureen has been a strong supporter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and hosted an event with Kate Kendall, Executive Director of NCLR in October 2017 titled: Driving Social Change: An Inside Look at Legal Issues in Courts Today. As an ally, in addition, Laureen spends significant time mentoring lawyers and women in general, sharing her support for diversity including the LGBT+ community and how championing it benefits the workplace.