Mr. Coulter leads a high-performing cybersecurity team that has significantly improved Oklahoma’s flagship academic health system’s cyber resilience. In 2025, the team launched a robust cybersecurity training program and implemented software to automate identity and access management, significantly improving account provisioning across the organization. Under his leadership, OU Health has leveraged automation and frameworks from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to streamline operations, reduce costs and enable focus on proactive security measures. He emphasizes the potential of AI and machine learning in enhancing threat detection and response alongside trends such as zero trust architectures and privacy-by-design principles to strengthen healthcare security. With more than 25 years in IT and 17 years in information security, Mr. Coulter previously established an information security program at Caris Life Sciences and led a multinational security initiative at GAF Materials. He serves on Microsoft EDU Security’s CISO advisory panel, and contributed to advisory boards at Rutgers University and Forcepoint.
