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Lauren Goddard

Senior Vice President, Operations
Marketing Operations & Administrative Research

  • Memphis
  • 5350 Poplar Avenue
  • Suite 205
  • Memphis, TN 38119 USA

Lauren Goddard joined Avison Young in January 2018 as Director of Research. Her role has expanded in the time since to include managing the firm’s research and marketing teams as well as the day-to-day operation of the office.

Goddard came to Avison Young from Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors, where she worked for two years as Senior Research Analyst. Before that, she worked as a research analyst for the City of Memphis Department of Housing and Community Development. Additionally, she worked at several research institutes while pursuing postgraduate degrees at the University of Memphis, including the Center for Partnerships in GIS (now the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research) and the Mid-Sized Cities Policy Research Institute.

Goddard received her Master of Science degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Memphis in 2014. Her academic research focused on hazards, disasters, and the implementation of spatial technology in public and private organizations.

Credentials

  • Association of American Geographers member
  • American Planning Association member
  • University of Memphis - M.S. Earth Sciences
  • University of Memphis - B.A. Geography