Lahna is originally from Lansing, Michigan. She attended college at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington and studied abroad in Marseille, France. Lahna graduated from the UNCW Cameron School of Business with Bachelor of Science Degrees in International Business and Operations Management, minoring in French and Political Science. Lahna began her career in NYC as a portfolio manager.
Over her career in finance, she has covered commodities, entertainment finance and sponsor finance. Lahna advocates for the business case of 'finance for good' focusing on the intersectionality of compassion and business. She provides management consulting services to startup companies and nonprofit organizations.
She has attended the following OYW summits: Bogotá, Munich, Manchester and Belfast. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, traveling, surfing and acting