Lauren Beward, M.S.

Director of Business Development

Ms. Lauren Beward, M.S., joined the Bravura team in April 2018 and was named the Director of Business Development in April 2025. Before stepping into her senior leadership role, she excelled as the Business Development Manager, where she led her team to secure a series of high-impact contract wins. This included multimillion dollar task orders, multibillion dollar government-wide acquisition contracts, and several indepdent awards. She held additional roles as Bravura’s ITES-3S BD and Proposal Manager, helping build the task order response process from the ground-up, and as an Engineering Technical Writer on the PSS-T Aerostat Program, supporting the Engineering Change Proposal process to design and develop solutions to mitigate obsolescence and improve operational availability. Lauren has 15 years of experience in Sales, Business Development, and Administrative Support; 11 years of experience in Government Contracting (with 9 in DoD); and 9 years of experience in proposal preparation.

Lauren is an active member of the local community, serving as President of the AFCEA Aberdeen Chapter; a founding member of Women for Outreach and Leadership (WOL); Secretary of the Board for Scottfield Theatre Company; and a member of the Harford County Region United Network (RUN) Advisory Board for United Way of Central Maryland (UWCM). Her professional association memberships include the Association of Old Crows (AOC), Women in Defense (WID), Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA), Industrial Representatives Association (IRA), Northeastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC), and Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society.

Selected Honors & Awards: CHOSEN CDC Women’s History Month Award, Business Category (2025); AFCEA International Women’s Appreciation Award (2024); AOC APG Community Award (2024); NMTC Rising Star Award (2023); AFCEA International Emerging Leadership Award (2023); AFCEA International Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award (2020); four-time finalist, ATHENA Young Professional Award.

Education: M.S. in Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 2020; B.A. in Communication Arts / English, Hood College, 2009