# Karen Foster > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:karen-foster-blfs | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/karen-foster-blfs | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 11 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T04:05:29.058228+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-06T02:01:29.965442+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Karen Foster - Display name: Karen Foster ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T04:05:29.332465+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.915 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 1 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Karen Foster seat on BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC, effective 2025-07-08. Effective: 2025-07-08. Detected: 2026-09-06T02:01:29.965442+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1rmhun311ssszz ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/karen-foster-blfs/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Executive - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:role:1. Valid from: 2025-07-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:784aebff272b0c20dc8138c0d544f5da2304b5ecb72d1dc2517b016e96a2ad26. - Chief Quality and Operations Officer at BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6fde37cbb6b6b09af0dd98d8e7ecbe71cce721780cffb9ef9a9cde51a9e334a. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:108ee5967c8923f2c5b99c648b24889ea0b3dda86694ea34d7c679f5447f3618. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:055b2436a131c57daac2debfe9e41a63949d60bbe226a708bebdc476d1c5dd57. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:055b2436a131c57daac2debfe9e41a63949d60bbe226a708bebdc476d1c5dd57. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:6ba392543bb2ef6d4c52ba5d14c7f7b9b069e2519f2582a28bd7675d68b5d29e. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:cybersecurity_experience:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:108ee5967c8923f2c5b99c648b24889ea0b3dda86694ea34d7c679f5447f3618. ## Executive company - Executive at BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:executive_company:6. Valid from: 2025-07-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:108ee5967c8923f2c5b99c648b24889ea0b3dda86694ea34d7c679f5447f3618, alpha:projection-evidence:document:055b2436a131c57daac2debfe9e41a63949d60bbe226a708bebdc476d1c5dd57. ## Executive function - Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:executive_function:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:055b2436a131c57daac2debfe9e41a63949d60bbe226a708bebdc476d1c5dd57. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Quality and Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:executive_title:8. Valid from: 2025-07-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:108ee5967c8923f2c5b99c648b24889ea0b3dda86694ea34d7c679f5447f3618, alpha:projection-evidence:document:055b2436a131c57daac2debfe9e41a63949d60bbe226a708bebdc476d1c5dd57. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-foster-blfs:technology_background:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:108ee5967c8923f2c5b99c648b24889ea0b3dda86694ea34d7c679f5447f3618. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | PUBLISHED | | Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:document:108ee5967c8923f2c5b99c648b24889ea0b3dda86694ea34d7c679f5447f3618: [BLFS DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/834365/000083436525000007/blfs-20250708.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:784aebff272b0c20dc8138c0d544f5da2304b5ecb72d1dc2517b016e96a2ad26: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/834365/000083436525000007/blfs-20250708.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6fde37cbb6b6b09af0dd98d8e7ecbe71cce721780cffb9ef9a9cde51a9e334a: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/834365/000083436525000007/blfs-20250708.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:055b2436a131c57daac2debfe9e41a63949d60bbe226a708bebdc476d1c5dd57: BLFS executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:6ba392543bb2ef6d4c52ba5d14c7f7b9b069e2519f2582a28bd7675d68b5d29e: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/834365/000083436525000007/blfs-20250708.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included. - Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false. - Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights. - Private relationships and Council activity are excluded. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/karen-foster-blfs) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/karen-foster-blfs.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-foster-blfs?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/karen-foster-blfs` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.