Lauren Mason Carris

About Lauren Mason Carris

I see patterns across people, products, and systems, and help leaders act on them when the path forward isn’t obvious.I’m an executive product and learning leader, shaped by a background in the science of learning, user experience, and human behavior. That foundation has informed how I lead and build today, with a forward-facing focus on how technology, especially AI, is reshaping work, leadership, and trust.Over the last decade, I’ve led and advised organizations through moments of complexity and scale: modernizing HR technology, redesigning learning platforms, shaping product strategy, and guiding purposeful AI adoption. My work sits at the intersection of executive decision-making, system design, and human experience, particularly in moments where speed is tempting, but discernment matters more.Trust, accessibility, and inclusion show up in my work as design constraints, not aspirations. The leaders and teams I partner with tend to come to me when hype isn’t helpful, when alignment is hard, and when they need to move forward with clarity rather than urgency alone.Today, I work with executive teams as a product strategist and fractional CPO, serve in advisory and board capacities, and speak and facilitate on leadership in the age of AI. In parallel, I’m building a body of work focused on pro-human systems: practical, applied, and grounded in real-world outcomes.If you’re navigating AI adoption, organizational change, or a meaningful inflection point, and want to build systems that scale without losing people, coherence, or trust, we’ll likely have a lot to talk about.

Experience

1. Senior Product Strategist

   Codingscape

   Jun 2023 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Partner with founders and executive teams to define strategy, align product and engineering, and deliver complex digital systems with clarity and speed. Known for bridging human-centered design, technical execution, and executive decision-making.

Education

• UCLA

  Ph.D., Applied Linguistics

• UC Santa Barbara

  B.A., Anthropology, Spanish

• UCLA

  M.A., Applied Linguistics & TESL

Skills

• Program Development
• Distance Learning
• Educational Technology
• Adult Education
• Grant Writing
• Leadership
• Teaching
• Research
• Instructional Design
• Program Management
• E-Learning
• Curriculum Design
• Editing
• Higher Education
• Staff Development