Andrew Rice
Chairman & Director, Biometrics Institute
Andrew is also First Assistant Secretary, Identity and Biometrics Divison, Security and Resilience Group, Department of Home Affairs Australia.
He first joined the Board in March 2013. He was appointed Chairman at the AGM in November 2015.
Andrew Rice is responsible for development of national policy relating to Identity Security and for implementation of the Document Verification Service. Andrew is also responsible for the cyber security aspects of critical infrastructure resilience.
Andrew is based in Canberra, Australia. He is a “User Member” representative.
Darren Bark
Deputy Chairman, Biometrics Institute
Darren is Group Director at NSW Police Force, 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 Principal Director, Accenture Security, 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.
George Rodrigues
Director, Biometrics Institute
George is the Programme Manager, Domestic and International Data Sharing, Immigration New Zealand.
He first joined the Board in November 2017.
George is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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.
Jakob Glynstrup
Director, Biometrics Institute
Jakob is the Director at the Danish National ID Centre.
He first joined the Board in November 2020.
Jakob is based in Denmark.
He is a “User Member” 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 for Digital Identity & myGov, Digital Transformation Agency Australia.
He first joined the Board in June 2021.
Jonathon is based in Canberra, Australia.
He is a “User Member” representative.
Contact us for more information on Director Nominations. Nominations are open to Members of the Biometrics Institute.
The Board Directors have been elected to the Board as individuals who are subject matter experts in biometrics. They have been nominated by a member organisation but represent their personal views on the Board. All media enquiries should please be directed to the Chief Executive via email.
