Lauren Maiya is a Senior Director Analyst for the R&D practice within the Supply Chain Business and Technology Insights organization. Gartner's R&D practice develops insights, tools, and guidance for heads of R&D to help them lead their functions and solve their most pressing challenges. Lauren's primary areas of expertise span a broad range of R&D leadership imperatives, including R&D strategy and operating models, innovation culture, R&D portfolio strategy and management, and R&D workforce management.
In prior roles, Lauren's work has focused on advising heads of functions, solving complex problems and developing actionable strategies for organizations in technology and other industries. Lauren has led high-performing teams and served as a strategy consultant, research director, and data scientist. Her background connects to her current role at Gartner, where she leverages her deep understanding of strategy, research and analytics, and corporate leadership challenges to provide impactful guidance to heads of R&D and innovation.
Gartner, Director, Research, 3 years
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Manager, Market Intelligence and Research, 6 years
Peacock Nine, Vice-President, Research, 8 years
R&D Leadership and Influence
R&D Workforce Transformation
R&D Strategy and Operating Model
R&D Portfolio Strategy and Management
Northwestern University - M.S.
University of Notre Dame - B.B.A.
Building an effective R&D strategy and organizational structure
Measuring and communicating R&D performance using the right KPIs and dashboards
Fostering a culture of innovation, encouraging experimentation, and elevating the R&D leader's influence as a trusted partner
Aligning the R&D portfolio strategy with business objectives and balancing our short-term versus transformational innovation investments
Attracting top R&D talent, building a strategic workforce plan, and developing critical skills and AI/digital literacy for the future