Lauren Colonna

Lauren Colonna is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ovis Creative, a leading creative and strategic marketing communication agency focused on serving the alternative asset management industry. With over 27 years of direct experience in the financial services sector, Lauren and her team have designed and produced a wide range of award-winning brand identities, marketing materials, websites and strategic communication campaigns that amplify their clients’ ability to secure investor capital and originate/execute deals in a highly competitive space.

Before founding Ovis Creative, she served as Vice President and Director of Creative and Client Solutions at Synergy Graphics, where she led the creative development of all marketing communication projects and established the firm’s financial services practice. Prior to Synergy, Lauren was a Senior Art Director at Morgan Stanley, where she executed and led the creative design and production of high-level communication programs for both the Investment Banking Division and Individual Investor Group. Lauren’s background also includes creative and strategic roles at Prudential Financial and Lord Abbett & Co., where she designed and produced print and digital communications for the investment management, wealth advisory, mutual fund, annuities, and managed account divisions. She earned a BA in Corporate Design and Digital Imaging from the Rochester Institute of Technology.