Lauren Pinkston

Pinkston was born in Stantonville, Tennessee, and lives in Columbia. She began her career as a fourth-grade teacher in Memphis and in Greenwood, South Carolina, and was an assistant professor of business at Lipscomb University from 2020 to 2023. She holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Freed-Hardeman University and a doctorate from Clemson University. She spent years in Thailand and Laos and has done anti-trafficking work, including with the Freedom Business Alliance and by starting businesses that employ survivors of human trafficking.

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