Lauren Ezell is senior editor of investigations. She is a key member of FRONTLINE’s senior editorial team and works closely with the executive producer, managing editor, senior producers and special counsel to oversee the series’ content across platforms from development to post-production. Her responsibilities include giving editorial guidance to reporters and filmmakers throughout production, providing writing and storytelling suggestions and feedback, and managing and overseeing FRONTLINE's editorial vetting process prior to air to ensure each film, podcast, digital video and written publication meets the series' rigorous editorial, ethical and legal standards. She also manages the digital team alongside the managing editor, oversees the evaluation of film proposals submitted to the series, hosts live events related to films to expand their reach, and writes and edits content for the podcast, The FRONTLINE Dispatch. In this role she’s contributed to various award-winning films such as The Facebook Dilemma, Amazon Empire, For Sama, A Thousand Cuts, Escaping Eritrea and America and the Taliban.

Before joining FRONTLINE’s editorial team, she worked for veteran FRONTLINE director and producer Michael Kirk. At Kirk Documentary Group she was part of a team that won a Peabody Award and a Dupont Award for United States of Secrets, a Peabody Award, Polk Award and a Dupont Award for League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis, and a Peabody Award for Money, Power and Wall Street. The team also won six Emmy Awards. Ezell has also contributed to documentary films for CNN, Discovery Channel and the BBC.

She is a native of Georgia and has degrees in journalism and international relations from the University of Georgia.