Lauren Gleason
Vice President, SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS & ADVISORY, AECOM
Lauren Gleason is a global supply chain and logistics executive recognized for elevating commercial performance, advancing operational excellence in marine terminals, strengthening international trade relationships, and guiding complex marine transportation environments through strategic transformation in the public and private sectors.
As Vice President of Supply Chain & Logistics Advisory at AECOM, she will lead and support high‑impact engagements that help global supply chains, transportation providers, port authorities, and marine terminals achieve operational efficiencies and compete in an increasingly dynamic freight environment. She will work together with the Global Goods Movement Market Sector to provide technical advisory expertise, long-term strategic planning, and support program and project execution.
Previously Port Director at Massport, Ms. Gleason shaped the Port of Boston’s commercial and operational strategy over the past decade, expanded international carrier partnerships, oversaw the growth of cruise tourism, executed transformative contract negotiations with global carriers and labor partners, and delivered measurable gains in customer experience, financial management, safety, and operational reliability.
Ms. Gleason played an integral role throughout Conley Terminal’s $850 million revitalization in partnership with Massport, the federal government, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which included the procurement of three new ship-to-shore cranes, oversight of the Boston Harbor Dredging Project, expansion of landside terminal acreage, the construction of a brand new berth for post-Panamax container vessels, and the construction of a dedicated truck freight corridor and new gate systems. Under Ms. Gleason’s leadership, the port expanded cruise terminal connectivity for Massachusetts and New England, expanded global container shipping connectivity from 7 ports to 40 ports weekly, developed international relations through targeted, strategic annual missions to Asia and Europe, and coordinated with private and public stakeholders daily to manage the port through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ms. Gleason remains active in international business and women’s leadership through her role as Co‑Chair of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts’ International Business Council, a newly appointed Board Member of The Women’s Edge, a Massachusetts based nonprofit helping enable women leaders to achieve their full potential, drive performance, inspire each other, and transform organizational culture, and the Chair of AECOM’s Women’s Leadership Alliance’s Professional Development Committee.
Ms. Gleason has also held prior leadership and Board roles with the Boston Shipping Association, the Boston Propeller Club, the Massachusetts Pilot Rate Board, former Chairwoman of the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) Cruise Committee, the former Chairwoman of the Cruise Canada New England (CCNE) Alliance, and the former Executive Sponsor of Massport’s Female Employee Resource Group.
Ms. Gleason holds dual degrees from the University of Rhode Island – a BS in Global Business Management and a BA in Spanish Language and Literature.