Lauren Celenza

Lauren Celenza is a software designer and writer examining the systems and stories shaping our lives, with work featured in Fast Company, Forbes, and The New York Times. From making millions of places and routes visible in Google Maps, to generating over $90 million in tax refunds in the US, to advancing global land restoration, she translates intricate systems into stories and experiences that move people and money, bringing clarity to complexity at Google, Adobe, Code for America, and the World Resources Institute. She has taught design and storytelling to tech makers in over 40 countries, advocating for technology that preserves human agency.

She also writes Tech Without Losing Your Soul, a sharp newsletter and interview series, blending personal essay and reporting to examine tech’s power, burnout culture, and how to live and build with AI without surrendering our humanity or sense of reality.