Lauren Manning
American banker
Lauren Manning (born Lauren Grace-Forshay Pritchard; 1961) is an American author, entrepreneur, and businesswoman. One of the most severely injured survivors of the September 11, 2001 attacks, she spent over six months in the hospital during her initial recovery from 82.5% total body burn injuries. Her injuries and recovery were widely documented by national and international press, including extensively by The New York Times. Manning's story has been the subject of two books, including her own New York Times best-selling memoir Unmeasured Strength, which was published in 2011 by Henry Holt and Company.
Since the publication of her book, Manning's story has continued to receive widespread press coverage, and in 2013 President Barack Obama went so far as to cite Manning as a personification of American resilience.
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Early life and career
Lauren Pritchard Manning was born in 1961 in Essex County, New Jersey and was raised in St. Simons, Georgia. Manning graduated from Glynn Academy in 1979, and went on to earn a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Fordham University in 1987. She began her career at Lehman Brothers in 1985, and in 1995 she became a partner at Cantor Fitzgerald, a New York City-based bond-trading firm. In 2000 she was appointed managing director of its global market data division.
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