Andrew is an independent consultant focusing on digital identity, privacy, cyber security, and corporate governance. He is the Identiverse Conference Chair, co-founder of The Identity Salon, serves as a non-executive member of the board at Curity, and sits on the UK Advisory Board for Kantara. Andrew has over 25 years' experience in the software industry in a range of technical sales, pre-sales, product marketing, business development and corporate governance roles. He maintains CIPP/E, CIPM and CIPT privacy certifications with the IAPP; a CIDPRO certification from IDPro; and holds a BA in Oriental Studies (Japanese) from Oxford University and an advanced professional diploma in corporate governance. Outside of the world of identity, Andrew is Chair of Trustees for his local scouting group, rides regularly with a local road cycling group, and plays keyboard, guitar and bassoon (not at the same time) with more enthusiasm than skill, and for an audience of one. Andrew is based in the UK, and can also be found on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ahindle.