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Lauren Copland

Lauren Copland

Ecosystem Partnerships Lead
Block
Lauren Copland leads Block Ecosystem Partnerships, where she drives partner-led product experiences across Square, Cash App, and Afterpay. Her work expands the reach and commercial impact of Block’s products by unlocking new distribution, capabilities, and value across the broader ecosystem.

Prior to Block, Lauren spent more than five years at Apple on the Wallet team, managing strategic relationships with leading acquirers, payment service providers, and issuers across the Americas in support of Apple Pay. Earlier in her career, she led business development at Green Dot, launching the company’s first disbursement program, and spent nearly a decade at Blackhawk Network overseeing a range of prepaid products.

A Bay Area native, Lauren now lives in Portland, Oregon, where she enjoys exploring the city’s renowned food scene while patiently awaiting her favorite season in the Pacific Northwest: summer.