Lauren M. Holden, equity partner and Managing Director, is the Head of Retail Asset Management at Clarion Partners. She is responsible for Clarion’s retail portfolio which currently includes over 100 properties, 30 million square feet and $7.0 billion under management. Lauren has been instrumental in the Firm’s retail acquisitions and strategy. She is on the Steering Committee of Clarion Partners Women’s Leadership Network (CPWLN), a member of Clarion’s Environmental Sustainability and Governance (ESG) committee, an Advisory Peer Group member to five separate accounts and an SEO Mentor.  Prior to joining Clarion in 2014, Lauren was an Executive Vice President, Investment Management and Acquisitions at Equity One, Inc. a publicly-traded shopping center REIT which has since merged with Regency Centers. Prior to joining Equity One in 2008, Lauren was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Kimco Realty, and before that worked in investment banking at Banc of America Securities.  Lauren received a B.S. from Vanderbilt University.  She is an active member of ICSC, ULI and currently serves on the board of directors for WX, Inc., an organization that promotes the advancement of women in commercial real estate.