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Laura Sawka

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Advisor at DigitalXForce
📍 Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States

Laura Sawka is a Security GRC executive with over 17 years of experience, including a decade leading global programs at Salesforce. Now founder of Sawka Advisory Group, she helps organizations transform compliance into a competitive advantage. She holds a CISSP certification and a B. S. from the University of Maryland.

Laura is a passionate advocate for women in leadership and serves as a non-profit board member. She believes deeply in the power of networking, not as a transactional tool, but as a way to plant seeds and build genuine, long-term relationships for mutual support and shared growth.

She recently discussed how the speed and automation of AI are fundamentally reshaping Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) on a podcast.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Advisor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area, United States
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GRC Transformation
Her entire career is focused on shifting GRC from a compliance burden to a strategic business enabler that strengthens customer trust and supports growth.
AI in Security
She is actively discussing the impact of AI on identity management, compliance, and risk, and how security leaders must adapt to its speed and automation.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Advisor
DigitalXForce
12-2024
Founder & GRC Executive
Sawka Advisory Group, LLC
11-2024
Member
The CISO Society
2-2022 - 10-2024
Senior Vice President, Security Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC)
Salesforce
12-2019 - 2-2022
Vice President Security Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC)
Salesforce
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Education
B.S.
University of Maryland
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