Lauren Sylling is the vice president of strategy & development at the National Constitution Center. In this capacity, she collaborates with the Center’s senior executive team to develop projects and proposals that advance the National Constitution Center’s strategic vision, and leads the development team in identifying and cultivating donors who align with these project goals and the Center’s mission.
Prior to joining the National Constitution Center, Sylling was the managing director of development communications at the American Enterprise Institute. In that role, she helped build, cultivate, and maintain strong relationships with AEI’s individual, foundation, and corporate donors and prospects through a particular focus on proposal writing and strategic communications. She helped develop strategic investment opportunities for donors and was responsible for writing broader collateral marketing materials.
Sylling served 17 years in various roles at the American Enterprise Institute, including in the development department, president’s office, and government relations department.
Sylling graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration and major in political science and holds a Master of Nonprofit Administration, also from Notre Dame.
A New Jersey native, she resides in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with her husband, a former active duty officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, and their two daughters.