Lauren Riplinger, JD

Chief public policy and impact officer, American Health Information Management Association

Lauren Riplinger currently serves as the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) chief public policy and impact officer. In this capacity, she is responsible for providing strategic and operational oversight over AHIMA’s advocacy and programmatic strategy to demonstrate mission impact. Prior to that, Lauren served as vice president of policy and government affairs at AHIMA, overseeing the organization’s policy and advocacy before Congress and various federal agencies.

With two decades of health care policy experience, Lauren previously worked on Capitol Hill where she was actively involved in almost every aspect of a congressional office, including serving as chief of staff—a position that requires the ability to quickly synthesize multiple issues and adapt to constantly shifting priorities. Lauren received her JD from American University Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University. She is admitted to practice law in New York.