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Lauri Brown
SVP, Global Creative Advertising
Universal Pictures

LOS ANGELES, USA // Lauri Brown is a Creative Executive in Marketing at Universal Pictures. She’s had the privilege to lead the creative campaigns for a variety of films, including QUEEN & SLIM, NEWS OF THE WORLD and the Academy Award winning GREEN BOOK.

In her prior role as an agency Creative Director she led Trailer and TV campaigns for films such as INCEPTION, SULLY, DUNKIRK, and THE HOBBIT, to name a few. She’s been honored to have her work win many Clio and Key Art Awards, including Best In Show for her work on THE DARK KNIGHT.

She is a proud member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has been privileged to help promote and recognize the work of emerging young filmmakers through her participation on the Student Academy Awards Executive Committee.

Lauri is also a Co-Founder and President of The Creative Coalition of Color (CCC), a Black-led, minority majority coalition in the Film Marketing and Creative Advertising communities. Through a comprehensive and intentional approach that combines education, inspiration and outreach, CCC seeks to build a new pathway into the industry for people of color, and to serve as a resource for agencies and studios seeking to find and hire minority talent.