Identity Experts Directory: Architects, Standards Authors, Researchers · Start with Identity

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19 profiles

Experts directory

The people who built and shaped the identity systems we all depend on, from the standards authors behind OAuth, OpenID Connect, and WebAuthn to the researchers driving decentralized identity. Profiles are built from public information only, and link to each person's own work. We do not speak for anyone listed here.

Architects

4

People who design how identity systems fit together at scale.

Identity Architect and Standards Contributor · Venn Factory (Independent)

Co-inventor of XML (W3C)

George Fletcher

Identity Architect and Standards Contributor · Independent

Long-time contributor to OpenID Connect and OAuth standards

Identity Strategist · Weave Identity (Independent)

Founder of the IDPro professional association

Nishant Kaushik

Identity Architect and Technologist · Independent

Long-running Talking Identity commentary on the industry

Authors & Standards

6

Authors and standards contributors behind the protocols identity runs on.

Director of Identity Standards · Okta

Maintainer of oauth.net and author of OAuth 2.0 Simplified

Heather Flanagan

Standards Editor and Consultant · Spherical Cow Consulting

Editor contributions to the IDPro Body of Knowledge

Independent Consultant · Bespoke Engineering

Co-author of 'OAuth 2 in Action' (Manning, 2017)

Identity Standards Architect (former) · Self-Employed Consultant

Co-author and editor of OAuth 2.0 (RFC 6749) supporting documents

Chairman · OpenID Foundation

Co-author of OpenID Connect Core 1.0

Vittorio Bertocci

Identity Advocate (in memoriam) · Auth0 / Okta (former)

Long-running 'Identity, Unlocked' podcast

Researchers

2

Researchers and community leaders pushing the frontier of digital identity.

Decentralized Identity Advocate and Co-founder, IIW · Independent

Co-founder of the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW)

Author and Co-founder, IIW · Independent

Co-founder of the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW)

Engineers

1

Engineers building the protocols and platforms in production.

Distinguished Engineer · Ping Identity

Co-author of multiple OAuth working group RFCs

Product Leaders

6

Leaders shaping the direction of major identity platforms.

Corporate VP, Identity Product Management · Microsoft

Leads product management for Microsoft Entra identity

Founder and CEO · Ping Identity

Founded Ping Identity in 2002

Co-Founder, Auth0 (former) · Independent

Co-founded Auth0 in 2013

Co-Founder, Auth0 (former) · Independent

Co-founded Auth0 in 2013

Director of Identity Standards · Microsoft

OpenID Foundation board member

Co-Founder and CEO · Okta

Co-founded Okta in 2009

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