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Revision as of 23:05, 7 January 2015 by H1n1fluvirus (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Laura Owen (born Laura Smith, November 11, 1957) is a business executive and entrepreneur. She was the first woman appointed as Kansas Secretary of Commerce in 1991.
Owen grew up outside of Philadelphia, PA. She attended Council Rock High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business in 1979 from Delaware Valley College, and studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Owen was the first woman executive hired as part of an executive training program at St. Regis Paper Company, a Fortune 100 company. Owen worked for Stephens Inc. investment bank, in the 1980s.
She married former Kansas Lieutenant Governor Dave Owen.
In 2002, they founded ICOP Digital, Inc.(NASDAQ:ICOP), a business which engineered and marketed mobile video and digital surveillance products. She served as President and Chief Operating Officer while David served as CEO. ICOP's first international market was Saudi Arabia. The company was acquired by Safety Vision in December 2010.
Owen is the founder and CEO of Ponscio, an organization that connects,inspires and equips women entrepreneurs, worldwide. Owen was also the founder and CEO of PontSalus, a global healthcare consulting company. Owen served on the board of Heart to Heart International, a philanthropic institution, and she and her husband donated $250,000 to establish the David C. Owen Leadership Institute at Ottawa University. In 2012 she was named to the Board of Trustees of Delaware Valley College. Owen was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Check-6 International in December 2014.
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- "Institute Founders, David and Laura Owen". Ottawa University. Retrieved 21 November 2014.