Lauren Brown is a US board certified toxicologist who has provided risk assessment related consulting services for a variety of clients including government, NGOs and industry for more than a decade. Currently, she serves as a Supervising Scientist and Associate Practice Director for ToxStrategies, a multidisciplinary scientific consulting firm. In this role, most of her day to day revolves around conducting safety and risk assessments for a variety of ingredients used in consumer products including cosmetics, OTCs and food. She has experience collating diverse evidence streams to develop weight of the evidence conclusions as it pertains to ingredient safety. Ms. Brown is also an active member of PCPC’s safety and regulatory toxicology committee and serves in various capacity for several professional organizations including as President of the SOT’s Sustainable Chemicals through Toxicology Specialty Section.