Brent Vernon

Senior Director of Technology Strategy, HID

Brent Vernon is Senior Director of Technology Strategy at HID. A seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), Brent has a proven track record of delivering security solutions across diverse global markets and industry verticals. Throughout his career, Brent has held pivotal roles in professional services and pre sales, serving as a trusted advisor to organizations ranging from agile startups to global enterprises. Most recently, he led strategic technology development and product management for HID’s Authentication business area. Today, Brent focuses on defining long term technology direction and working closely with product teams to influence strategy and innovation across authentication, passwordless, and FIDO based solutions, helping address the evolving challenges of the cybersecurity landscape.

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