AREZU INGLE founded New Lantern as a business innovation and management consulting firm in 2008. In the spring of 2020, the firm became New Lantern Partners, expanding into a public affairs, corporate social responsibility, and philanthropy consultancy.
Arezu has over 25 years of experience in people management, change management, compensation program design, diversity, and innovation programs at some of the top global corporations and management consulting firms, including Thomson Reuters, Marriott Corporation, and Towers Perrin.
At Thomson Reuters, she served as Senior Vice President for Change Management and Innovation, responsible for the design and implementation of the company’s innovation and executive compensation programs. In this role, she designed the company’s first-ever innovation social networking website, and introduced and managed off-site “Innovation Summits” to spur product/service/process creativity and increased cross-group collaboration.
Arezu’s professional work has spanned numerous businesses involved in finance, information technology, commercial real estate, hospitality, health care, publishing, media and information services. She has worked extensively with corporate executive committee members and Boards of Directors.
The daughter of an accomplished Iranian artist, Arezu is a long-time supporter and enthusiast of the arts, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York; the National Gallery of Art and The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC; and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Georgia. Arezu also loves gardening and is a certified Master Gardener through Virginia Tech.
Arezu is a University of Pennsylvania Wharton School executive program fellow and served on its advisory board. She has her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University.