It’s one thing to make a whole career at one employer. It’s another to be employed as a champion.
Lauren Mathias will soon celebrate her 20th anniversary at Callan, where she started as an analyst in October 2004 after studying accounting and finance at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
She now holds two titles at the more than $4 trillion San Francisco-headquartered consulting firm, including senior vice president of global manager research — specifically looking at non-U.S. and global equity. On top of that, she leads the Callan Connects effort to support diverse and emerging managers.
“I started my career at Callan and didn’t think about the future. It’s not until you look back that you really take note of why you’ve stayed,” Mathias said, pointing at the wide range of responsibilities and opportunities she has been given to contribute. “I’m always striving to accomplish something, be more helpful or add value in some new or different way — whether at the firm or in my personal life,” she added.
Mathias’ second title is diversity, equity and belonging champion — which is “not like a head of DEI from the top down,” she noted. As the champion, she deploys the internal five-year DEB strategy created by colleagues.
Outside Callan, she serves on the board of the Investment Diversity Advisory Council. She also champions the hearts of her three children, who make her “excited to wake up in the morning.”
Support from her colleagues, her husband, parents and grandmother — whose memories and legacy help her “keep pressing forward” — help her get through tough days.
