Lauren Wittenberg Weiner

Lauren Wittenberg Weiner is a mission-driven entrepreneur who redefined what success looks like inside one of the most male-dominated industries in the U.S.—without breaking the rules to do it.

After leaving her job at the White House and struggling to find employment as a military spouse stationed overseas, Lauren founded WWC Global. What started to accommodate part-time consulting work quickly grew into one of the largest privately-held, woman-owned government contracting firms in the country. She led the company to win a record-breaking $200 million contract with U.S. Special Operations Command.

Over nearly two decades, Lauren scaled WWC Global to $100 million in annual revenue before selling the company in 2022. Along the way, she built a mission-driven organization rooted in excellence, values-based leadership, and a supportive and inclusive culture focused on Putting Good Government into Practice.

Her book, Unruly: Deconstruct the Rules, Defy the Norms, and Define Your Success, is a call to action for anyone tired of chasing someone else’s definition of achievement. It’s part memoir, part guidebook, part toolkit—a framework for how to upend the status quo from within and carve your own path without losing your values or burning out.

Lauren’s story and expertise resonates across industries—from boardrooms to government agencies to advocacy circles to individuals looking to pivot in their lives. She speaks on leading in heavily regulated industries, navigating complex life phases (especially as part of the “Panini Generation”), and succeeding on your own terms in systems that weren’t
necessarily built for you. She also provides thought leadership on government contracting, small business growth, M&A, public policy and national security, and entrepreneurship.

Lauren holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a PhD in psychology from Dartmouth College. She is the co-founder of In Gear Career (now part of the U.S. Chamber’s Hiring Our Heroes program) and Homefront Rising, which trained military spouses to engage in political and civic leadership. She lives in Tampa Bay with her family, serves on multiple nonprofit boards, cares for her aging parents, and is a loud and proud hockey mom.

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