LAUREN STILLER RIKLEEN, the author of Ending the Gauntlet: Removing Barriers to Women’s Success in the Law, is the founder and Executive Director of the Bowditch Institute for Women’s Success. Through the Bowditch Institute, Lauren works with law firms and professional service organizations throughout the country to improve the retention and advancement of women in their workplace. Lauren is also an equity partner in the Real Estate and Environmental Law Practice Group of Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, where her practice includes mediating complex land use and environmental disputes. She has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Massachusetts Super Lawyers and is also the recipient of numerous honors and awards.

Among her many professional and civic commitments, Lauren is a member of the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors and spent three years as a member of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. As the former president of the Boston Bar Association, Lauren created the Task-Force on Professional Challenges and Family Needs, which produced a nationally recognized report entitled: Facing the Grail – Confronting the Costs of Work/Family Imbalance. In addition to her consulting work through the Institute, Lauren is frequently published in national and international periodicals. Lauren is regularly requested to appear as a keynote speaker or participant in regional and national programs addressing women and workplace issues.