About Us
Laudt Consulting is the transatlantic advisory practice of Lene Allen — a German-American strategist with 20 years of experience working across the political, economic, and corporate landscapes of the United States and Europe. The firm helps companies, governments, and organizations move confidently between the two markets.
Lene built her career inside the institutions her clients now need to navigate. She began her career at Audi of America and Volkswagen of America, frequently working on transatlantic business matters. She later held senior marketing roles at Porsche Cars North America and with the State of Florida under Governor Ron DeSantis as Vice President of Marketing at Enterprise Florida (Department of Commerce). She also served as Senior Director of Business Development and Policy, working directly with the Governor’s office and the state’s economic development leadership on initiatives to attract international investment.
She holds a Master’s degree in International Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Spanish from the University of Florida, and is a native speaker of both English and German.
Our Core Values
- Serve the outcome, not the ego
- Relationships built to last decades, not deals
- Cultural fluency in both directions
- Discretion as the default
How I Work
Direct access
Clients work with me, not a junior account team. When you call, I answer. When something is sensitive, it stays between us.
No fixed playbook
Every transatlantic situation is different. A German Mittelstand company entering Florida needs different counsel than a U.S. trade association engaging Berlin. The work is shaped to the brief.
Long-horizon thinking
The political and economic ties between the U.S. and Germany are not a short-term story. I take on engagements where I can be genuinely useful over years, not quarters.
Bilingual, bicultural
Every conversation, document, and meeting can happen in English or German. The cultural translation, which matters more than the linguistic one, comes standard.
Considering a transatlantic move?
Built on relationships that outlast administrations.
The work I do depends on trust — with clients, with the people I introduce them to, and with institutions on both sides of the Atlantic. That trust isn’t built in a quarter or a campaign cycle. It’s built slowly, by being useful, accurate, and discreet over years.