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S3E105 - Lauren Van Wazer: You have to be your own North Star. [CISSP] [Career Notes]
Published: January 25, 2026
Duration: 8:47
Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes.
Lauren Van Wazer, Vice President, Global Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Akamai Technologies, shares her story as she followed her own North Star and landed where she is today. She describes her career path, highlighting how she went from working at AT&T to being able to work in the White House. She shares how she is a coach and a leader to the team she works with now, saying "my view is I've got their back, if they make a mistake, it's my mistake, and if they do...