# Founder and CEO

Source: https://startwithidentity.com/experts/andre-durand/
Last updated: 2026-08-29
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## Bio

Andre Durand founded Ping Identity in 2002 and built it into one of the largest workforce identity vendors. Also founded what became Identiverse, the largest vendor-neutral identity conference in North America.

Profile built from public company filings and conference records. Vendor affiliation disclosed.

## Where their work shows up

[Ping Identity](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/iam/ping-identity/) built its position on [federation](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/federation/) depth, particularly PingFederate in regulated industries where on-premises and hybrid deployment is non-negotiable. See [Microsoft Entra vs Ping Identity](https://startwithidentity.com/compare/microsoft-entra-vs-ping-identity/) for how that plays out in evaluations today.