Jakob Glynstrup
Chairman & Director, Biometrics Institute
Jakob is Head of the Danish National ID Centre.
He first joined the Board in November 2020. He was appointed Chairman at the AGM in November 2021.
Jakob is based in Denmark.
He is a “User Member” representative.
Darren Bark
Deputy Chairman, Biometrics Institute
Darren is the Chief Executive Officer at NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, based in Sydney.
He joined the board in November 2019 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in December 2020.
Darren is a “User Member” representative.
Dan Bachenheimer
Director, Biometrics Institute
Dan is the Global Digital Identity Innovations Technical Lead, at Accenture based in the US.
He joined the board in November 2019.
Dan is a “Supplier Member” representative.
Hans de Moel
Director, Biometrics Institute
Hans is working for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar), part of the Dutch Ministry of Defence.
As a Document & Biometrics Expert he has been working on projects concerning the automation of Border Control and Security.
He was elected to the Board in November 2016.
Hans is based in the Netherlands.
He is a “User Member” representative.
Stephanie Schuckers
Director, Biometrics Institute
Stephanie is the Director at Center of Identification Technology Research (CITeR), USA
She first joined the Board in October 2020.
Stephanie is based in the USA.
She is an “Academic” representative.
Paul Cross
Director, Biometrics Institute
Paul Cross is Project Portfolio Director, Sydney Practice, at SITA.
He joined the board in June 2019.
Paul is based in Sydney, Australia.
He is a “Supplier Member” representative.
Jonathon Thorpe
Director, Biometrics Institute
Jonathon is the General Manager, Whole of Government Governance & Sourcing, Digital Transformation Agency Australia.
He first joined the Board in June 2021.
Jonathon is based in Canberra, Australia.
He is a “User Member” representative.
Stephen Gee
Director, Biometrics Institute
Stephen is the Assistant Secretary, Passport Integrity at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Passport Office
He first joined the Board in November 2021.
Stephen is based in Canberra, Australia.
He is a “User Member” representative.
Dion Chamberlain
Director, Biometrics Institute
Dion is the Manager Product Development – Life Events and Identity Services at the Department of Internal Affairs New Zealand – Service Delivery and Operations.
He first joined the Board in November 2021.
Dion is based in Wellington, New Zealand.
He is a “User Member” representative.
The Board Directors have been elected to the Board by the Members at the Annual General Meeting. They represent their personal views on the Board as subject matter experts. All media enquiries should please be directed to the Chief Executive via email.
