Dr. Charles Herder is a recognized and published thought-leader in cryptography and embedded systems, and has been an invited speaker at the Global Cyber Innovation Summit, the De Vinci Innovation Center, the Advanced Cyber Security Center, TU Automotive, and MIT.

An expert in cryptography, systems security, and AI and quantum computing, Dr. Herder has four degrees from the MIT, including a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dr. Herder has worked on embedded systems security at Texas Instruments, launched a cybersecurity company that was acquired by a public company leader in network assurance, and most recently is the Co-Founder of Badge Inc., the award-winning privacy company enabling Identity without Secrets™.