Lauren Barnikow

Lauren worked at Google from 2006-18 as both an Account Executive and, later, a Brand Marketing Manager. She has served two terms on the USTA Board of Directors, in the roles of Director at Large, Elite Athlete, and board liaison to the Player Development Council. In her second term, Lauren served on the Strategic and Creative Planning Committees.

Lauren has competed professionally on the Women’s Tennis Association tour. During her competitive career she won one singles title and four doubles titles on the USTA Pro Circuit and at ITF Circuit events. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 200 during her final year on the WTA tour. At Stanford University, Lauren won three National championships, also earning ITA All-American honors in both singles and doubles. She graduated from Stanford in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations.