Lauren Morrison-King

Lauren Morrison-King is a retail leadership professional with 10 years of experience in the field and nearly 11 years at Ralph Lauren. She currently serves as General Manager of a high-volume retail location in North Carolina, where she manages the full P and L, leads a team of four salary managers, one hourly manager, and about 40 associates, and oversees all operational functions, sales floor activities, scheduling, cost control, sales target achievement, training, and people development. Her professional journey began in banking and finance, including roles at Bank of America in customer service, collections, operational work, and training, as well as business development at TD Bank. She joined Ralph Lauren initially as a seasonal brand ambassador while maintaining her finance career and later transitioned fully into retail after being drawn to the company's supportive culture during the COVID-19 pandemic. She advanced through the internal STEP program as an assistant store manager before assuming general manager responsibilities for multiple stores over the past four to five years. She attended Virginia State University and is pursuing certifications in artificial intelligence and project management. Outside her professional role, she serves on the missionaries committee at her church, where she participates in humanitarian work and efforts to build a school in South Africa.