Michael is Director of Identity Policy and Industry Relations for Easy Dynamics Corp. He holds an active Public Trust clearance and supports government agencies with Identity Credential Access Management and strategy.Michael is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kantara Initiative, and previously served on the board of the FIDO Alliance, Electronic Signature and Records Association (ESRA) and the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (IDESG). Michael also served as co-chair of the FIDO's Government Deployment Working Group and served on the FIDO's Public Policy Committee and was the co-chair of the Digital Identity and Authentication Council of Canada's (DIACC) Outreach Expert Committee.He lead Kuma's global digital identity practice working with credential service providers to be certified under NIST 800-63-3, the UK Digital Identity and Attribute Trust Framework and the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF).As VP of Global Regulations, Standards and Public Policy for OneSpan. His area of focus included state, provincial, federal and international regulation of technology, cybersecurity, digital identity, authentication, electronic signatures, privacy and data security and emerging trends in banking, including fintech, blockchain, IoT, and artificial intelligence.He served on the Board of Directors of the Electronic Signature and Records Association (ESRA) and represented OneSpan in the Better Identity Coalition and the Digital Identity and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). He also served on the Board of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group’s (IDESG) and was chair of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Identity Management Task Force. As Director for Identity Solutions for DrFirst, a leading U.S. health IT solution provider, he focused on streamlining and securing the identity management process for healthcare providers nationwide and increasing the adoption of electronically prescribing controlled substances (EPCS) to combat the opioid crisis.Before DrFirst, Mike lead Gemalto’s market and business development activities in the U.S. government and healthcare markets and was a contributing member of the Health Record Banking Alliance, WEDI, HIMSS, the Medical Identity Fraud Alliance and the Secure ID Coalition. He served as Chairman of the Secure Technology Alliance’s Health & Human Services Council and was an advisor to the American Medical Association supporting a Center for Disease Control grant to develop of a "Health Security Card" to identify and expeditiously treat victims in the event of a disaster.