David Lauren

His father was the son of Belarus-born Jewish immigrants. His mother was the daughter of a Jewish father and an Austrian Catholic mother, both immigrants from Austria. The second of three children, Lauren has an older brother, Andrew Lauren, and a younger sister, Dylan Lauren.

Lauren attended Duke University, where he studied Political Science. At Duke, he founded Swing, a general interest lifetstyle publication for Generation X, where he served as President and Editor-In-Chief; Swing was eventually published by international conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi Médias, the world's largest magazine publisher.

Lauren is currently Senior Vice President, Advertising, Marketing and Corporate Communications at Polo Ralph Lauren, a position he has held since October 2001. In his role at Polo Ralph Lauren, Lauren is responsible for the global advertising and marketing campaigns for the company for 28 brands, overseeing over 200 advertising campaigns a year, as well as the company's corporate and fashion communications and strategic marketing partnerships. Read Less