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Dr. Sophy Laughing is a globally recognized CEO whose work spans over 100 capital programs across infrastructure, clean energy, and cultural preservation. She has directed multi-billion dollar offshore and onshore projects for governments, Fortune 100s, and national institutions, with outcomes that range from powering national grids to safeguarding irreplaceable archives.

Her offshore portfolio—covering more than 20 countries—includes energy platforms and subsea systems for Chevron, Shell, Total, Dubai Petroleum, and Pemex. Onshore, she has delivered projects for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), including the cleanest scientific environment ever constructed on Earth, setting a global benchmark for controlled fusion research.

But Dr. Laughing’s impact doesn’t stop at energy and defense. She’s also the force behind preservation efforts at the Palace of Fine Arts, Jumex Museum, the National Archives of the Dominican Republic, Cineteca Nacional, and Mexico’s constitutional archives—protecting cultural memory with the same discipline used to anchor oil platforms in open water.

A five-time founder with successful exits, Dr. Laughing brings technical fluency, geopolitical awareness, and risk mitigation expertise to the boardroom. Her teams have logged over 1.5 million manhours without a single environmental incident. From regulatory strategy to sovereign compliance, she designs systems that hold under pressure—whether the threat is a hurricane or a courtroom.

As the founder of Laughing & Co., she leads with a simple premise: Real expertise, executed well. Her track record speaks for itself. The credit, she insists, belongs to the world-class teams who helped her build it.