# Executive Director, OpenID Foundation

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Last updated: 2026-09-21
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## Bio

Gail Hodges has been executive director of the OpenID Foundation since May 2021. She founded the Future Identity Council and previously led identity and payment business development at Apple and digital payments at HSBC. She represents the foundation in government and multilateral settings including the G20 and ITU.

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## Where their work shows up

A specification only matters if governments and regulators write it into their schemes. That is largely relationship work: getting [OpenID Connect](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/openid-connect/), [FAPI](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/fapi/), and [OpenID4VC](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/openid4vc/) considered by national programmes rather than displaced by bespoke national protocols, and running the certification that lets a procurement officer verify a claim. See the [EUDI wallet](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/eidas-2-eudi-wallet/) and [digital IDs by country](https://startwithidentity.com/digital-ids/).