Leadership & governance

Learn about the governance structure of the Secure Identity Alliance, including our organization, leadership, and the frameworks that guide our activities and decision-making.

Board Members

Abbie Barbir

Trusted Advisor

Agnès Diallo

CEO, IN Groupe

Bernd Kuemmerle

CEO, Veridos & Chairman of the Board, SIA

Clayton Roth

CEO, Private ID

Nathalie Gosset

VP Identity and Biometric Solutions, Thales

Operational Team

Aurélie Van de Velde

VP Strategy & Marketing @Thales Identity & Biometric solutions

David Epaud

Legal Advisor, Pamina Avocats

Olivier Charlanes

EVP Products & Services, IN Groupe & Secretary General, Secure Identity Alliance

Stephanie de Labriolle

Executive Director, Secure Identity Alliance

Xavier Prost

Managing Director and Regional Head of Sales MEA at Veridos - SecurityTech

OSIA Advisory Committee Chair

Dr. Eng. Abisoye Coker-Adusote

DG/CEO National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria

Working Group Chairs & Technical Authorities

Alan Bachmann

Principal Innovation Architect (Innovation Lab), CVS Health & ADIA WG Chair, Secure Identity Alliance

Arif Mohd

Manager - Business Development, NEC and Agentic AI Lead, Secure Identity Alliance

Debora Comparin

Standardization Expert, Thales | Tech Policy Fellow @UC Berkeley | Board Member @Linux Foundation EU | Digital ID Ecosystem and OSIA WGs Chair, Secure Identity Alliance

Joachim Caillosse

Presales & Bid Management, IN Groupe & Document Security WG Chair, Secure Identity Alliance

Olivier Heurtier

Systems Architect, IN Groupe and Technical Authority OSIA, Secure Identity Alliance

Perrine Catinaud

Business Consultant Verification, Veridos and OSIA@Border Lead, Secure Identity Alliance

Petri Viljanen

Senior Product Manager, Thales and Technical Authority eSEC, Secure Identity Alliance

Governance

GENERAL MEETING

The General Meeting consists of the Members (Founding, Full and Associate).
The Chairs of the Advisory Committees of the Working Groups are invited to attend General Meetings, with consulting voice.
Other Affiliated Members may, with the permission of the Chair, attend the General Meeting and address the General Meeting.

BOARD

The Board provides the Secure Identity Alliance’s membership with a stronger voice and sets the direction.
The Board has five members today: CVS Health, IN Groupe, Private Identity, Thales and Veridos.
The Board is chaired by Bernd Kummerle, CEO, Veridos
Nathalie Gosset, VP Identity & Biometric Solutions, Thales serves as Vice-Chair of the Board.
The Chairs of the Advisory Committees of the Working Groups are invited to attend one Board Meeting per year, with consulting voice.

SECRETARY GENERAL

Reporting to the Board, the Secretary General is responsible for the day-to-day management of the SIA.
The Secretary General is supported by an Executive team with responsibility for specific aspects of the Association’s work.

WORKING GROUPS & COLLEGES

Working Groups may be created by the Board on any issue of interest for the Association.

Working Group(s) relating to Industry Services and Solutions constitute the “College 1” of the Association. Working Group(s) relating to Open
Standards Development constitute the “College 2” of the Association.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Consists of government and academic Affiliated Members of the SIA.
Advisory Committees meet twice a year minimum to review the progress of Working Groups and provide strategic guidance.

Board
General Secretary
Governments & Academic Advisory Commitees
Industry Services
Working Groups
Document Security
Digital ID Ecosystem
eSEC Tool
Open Standards
Working Groups
OSIA
ADIA
OSIA@Borders
Agentic AI
General Assembly

Downloads

SIA Articles of Association

SIA Articles of Association French version

SIA Internal Rules

Join us

The Secure Identity Alliance welcomes any company – providing it meets the conditions for membership – willing to contribute to achieve the goal of the Alliance.