Katherine Lauer, the founder of Katherine Lauer Boardroom Consulting ("KLBC") and a recognized influencer, is driven by the passionate pursuit of excellence in relationships and results.

Kathy is down to earth, gets to the point, and explains legal issues that lay people can readily understand. Kathy can drive consensus, while holding her ground as necessary, in a very professional way.  She is an engaged participant and advances well-reasoned opinions.

Kathy Lauer has been an outstanding addition to our Board at Health Carousel, bringing deep expertise in healthcare compliance and a sharp understanding of the regulatory landscape. Her insights are both strategic and practical, consistently helping us navigate complex challenges with confidence. She brings a steady, thoughtful perspective that has meaningfully strengthened our board’s discussions and decision-making.

Kathy handles matters with the utmost strategic vision and excellence. She has outstanding executive presence and judgment.  Of equal importance, she understands the big picture and how to assess risks going forward.

Kathy has a direct approach and an exemplary demeanor, staying calm in the most chaotic of situations. She’s wired very much like a business person.  She approaches problems the same way we do.  She is great at communicating and balancing risks.

She is smart, elegant, sincere, warm, and engaging.  Kathy is very open to learning.  She does her homework.  She’s a life-long learner.

Kathy has seen it from all sides.  Audit.  Board.  Gov’t affairs.  Legal.  Public relations.  She regularly has to marshal various constituencies to evaluate business, reputational, and legal risk. Over the course of her career, Kathy, regularly, has been at the table on difficult business issues where compromise and consensus building are key.  Kathy is very much a team player.

She has a unique ability to address the various legal, reputational, and business dimensions of any issue.  Her appreciation of all three variables gives her legal opinions even more credibility.  Kathy is always a leading opinion maker who facilitates a process and drives consensus. People often defer to her because of her experience and ever present calmness in tough situations.

She is very intelligent.  She has great memory and recall.  She has great judgment. She is a problem solver who gets to issues quickly. She is a trusted advisor on significant and weighty matters.

Kathy is one of our strongest board members ever. She is an excellent communicator. Kathy’s understanding of governance and audit were exceptional. She is very likable.  She got along well with everyone.

Kathy was always a calming voice who could determine quickly the difference between a small issue and a big deal and act accordingly. Kathy is consistently able to sort through thousands of detailed facts, hone in on the right ones, apply that to a complex series of laws and regulations, she couples her sound judgment with outstanding relationship skills. Kathy listens, makes effective compromises, and knows when it’s important to be firm in her advice.

Working alongside Kathy has shown me how talented she is at connecting with people and finding practical, straightforward solutions. She provides clarity and confidence in tough situations and can skillfully guide organizations, not only to solve problems, but also to reach their goals.