Transitional Advisory Board of Directors

This advisory body provides guidance while formal director elections are prepared for May 2026 AGM.

Associate Business Members

• Fraser Edwards

  Chief Executive Officer, cheqd

  United Kingdom

• Amit Sharma

  Chief Executive Officer and Founder, FinClusive

  United States

• Cindy van Niekerk

  Chief Executive Officer, Umazi

  South Africa

Civil Society Members

• Rita Hazlett

  Senior Assistant General Counsel, National Student Clearinghouse

  United States

• Ioanna Noula

  Founder, The Children’s Online Redress Sandbox

  Greece

Ecosystem Members

• John Abbott

  Chief Commercial Officer, Yoti

  United Kingdom

• Karla McKenna

  Managing Director, GLEIF Americas and Head of Standards

  United States

Individual Members

• Lyn Brooks

  Principal, dHub Group

  Canada

• Anushka Soma-Patel

  Independent Consultant

  South Africa

Strategic Business Members

• Nadine Goldfoot

  UK Managing Partner, Fragomen

  United Kingdom

• Tejas R. Patel

  Lead, Technology Strategy & Advisory for APAC, Accenture

  United Arab Emirates

• David Treat

  Chief Technology Officer, Pearson

  United States