About me

I am responsible for shaping the overall technical strategy of next generation identity analytics and the use of this new capability in the overall IBM technology strategy. The IBM Entity Analytic Solutions group was formed based on technologies I developed as the founder and chief scientist of Systems Research & Development (SRD). SRD was acquired by IBM in January 2005.

Today, I apply my real world and hands on experience in software design and development to drive technology innovations while delivering higher levels of privacy and civil liberties protections. By way of example, one of my creations I am most excited about involves a new technique enabling advanced data correlation while only using irreversible cryptographic hashes. This new capability makes it possible for organizations to discover records of common interest (e.g., identities) without the transfer of any privacy invading content. This privacy-enhancing technology known as anonymous entity resolution delivers extraordinary new levels of privacy protection while enabling technology to contribute to critical societal interests like clinical health care research, aviation safety, homeland security, fraud detection and identity theft.

I am a member of the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age and actively contribute on privacy, technology and homeland security to leading national think tanks, privacy advocacy groups, and policy research organizations, including the Center for Democracy and Technology, Heritage Foundation, Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Highlands Forum.

I am a single fulltime parent of three children. And in my spare time I enjoy endurance events like 200 mile bike rides and Ironman distance triathlons.



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