Lauren Thomas
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Lauren Thomas reports on M&A and shareholder activism for The Wall Street Journal in New York. She and her colleagues consistently break market-moving news about the biggest deals and proxy battles, including Coach owner Tapestry's $8.5 billion deal for Michael Kors' parent Capri and Nelson Peltz's run at Disney.
Prior to joining the Journal in October 2022, Lauren covered the retail and consumer industry at CNBC. There, she broke news on companies ranging from Peloton to Kohl’s to Lululemon, and frequently appeared on CNBC programming.
A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Lauren graduated with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied business journalism and Spanish.