Heather Vescent
Education
University of Houston
Master of Science - MS, Strategic Foresight -Work Experience
The Diana Initiative
Current
The Diana Initiative
Cybersecurity Futurist
Current
Cybersecurity Futurist
The Purple Tornado
Current
The Purple Tornado
IDPro®
2022-03-01 - 2023-05-01
IDPro®
Storj
2022-01-01 - 2022-12-01
Storj
Biometric Update
2021-12-01 - 2022-12-01
Biometric Update
W3C
2020-06-01 - 2022-06-01
W3C
Swift
2011-08-01 - 2012-07-01
Swift
DebtMarket
2009-10-01 - 2010-11-01
DebtMarket
Los Angeles G33k Dinner
2006-03-01 - 2010-01-01
Los Angeles G33k Dinner
Skills
Summary
I know what needs to be done to achieve any vision. Equal parts expert and execution, strategy and operations, leadership and hands on work. Strategic and operational product innovation professional who understands the impact of technology on businesses, products, and strategies. Subject matter expert in privacy preserving digital identity, biometrics, payments, and cybersecurity. Areas of expertise: All things decentralized, Doing SSI since 2016 (pre-coined term), did AJAX since 1999 (pre-coined term). Cybersecurity, Security, Digital Identity, Privacy, Data Protection, Wearables, web3, NFT identity (VC/DID overlap), biometrics, decentralized storage, SSI w/ security, mDL, ISO 18013 & ISO 23220, Blockchain for Identity, Future of Transactions, Future of Humanity, Bitcoin & Alt Currencies, Future of Shopping, Wildcards, and the impact of changing Demographics, Change, Innovation, Creative Problem Solving, Financial Markets, Strategic Forecasting, Product Development, Community Development, Global Perspective, Messy Startups, Identity, Personal Branding, Tech Evangelism, Filmmaking, Writing, Social Media, HCI User Interfaces, deus ex machina, calling bs, skin in the game.
