Committees and Study Groups

Participation of individuals in Committees and Study Groups requires approval from the President and/or Board. Individuals wishing to be part of any of these groups must be demonstrated subject matter experts in the appropriate area. If you are a member of the FIDO Alliance and are interested in participating in one of these groups, please contact [email protected].

FIDO Board Certification Committee

The Board Certification Committee provides governance and oversight of the implementation of the FIDO Alliance certification programs. This includes functional, security, and biometric certifications and accreditation of any external testing labs used for any of these programs.

Chair: David Rivera, Lenovo

FIDO Board Technical Committee

The Board Technical Committee works with the Technical Working Groups to ensure coordination between each work area. It also supports and tracks FIDO2 deployment activites and maintains policies and associated documentation related to specification lifecycles.

Chair: David Turner, FIDO Alliance

FIDO EMVCo Coordination Presidential Committee

The EMVCo Committee is intended to review and address use cases provided to FIDO by EMVCo in alignment with the liaison agreement between the two entities, and propose enhancements to the respective FIDO TWGs.

Co-Chair: John Timar, American Express
Co-Chair: Brian Piel, Mastercard

FIDO International Standardization Presidential Committee

The International Standardization Committee has been established to assess and drive decisions on topics related to FIDO’s engagement with international standards organizations, such as ISO and ITU-T.

Chair: David Turner, FIDO Alliance

FIDO Marketing and Communications Board Committee

The FIDO Alliance Board has formed the MarCom Committee to ensure clear and strong alignment between overall FIDO Alliance goals and strategy and international marketing/communications deliverables and programs.

Chair: Andrew Shikiar, FIDO Alliance

FIDO MDS Board Committee

The MDS Committee is intended to review and improve legal terms for the FIDO Metadata Service to improve adoption as well as propose a solution architecture for the FIDO Metadata Service that aligns with the new legal terms.

Chair: Christiaan Brand, Google

FIDO Public Policy Board Committee

The Public Policy Board Committee oversees the Public Policy and Government Outreach Activities of the FIDO Alliance, and drives the FIDO strategy for engaging with public sector officials around the world.

Chair: Matthieu Nunnink, ING