Karen Laughton

Karen Laughton is an executive leader at Coalfire Systems, where she focuses on advisory services spanning cybersecurity, cloud assurance, and regulatory compliance for commercial and public sector organizations. She works closely with senior leaders to navigate complex risk, compliance, and emerging technology challenges, with particular emphasis on federal programs such as FedRAMP, CMMC, and AI assurance. Karen brings a practitioner’s perspective to governance and advisory roles, grounded in real-world delivery experience and collaboration across industry, academia, and government.