Emma Lindley is an independent advisor, speaker and writer in identity, data and privacy. She has worked with governments and private sector organisations globally during her career. 

 

She is co-founder of Women in Identity, a not-for-profit organisation focused on developing grassroots talent and diversity in the identity industry - ensuring that identity systems For All are built By All. 

 

Emma serves on a number of advisory boards including the editorial board for Good ID, the movement towards ethical and humanitarian principles in the field of digital identity. She is also a member of the Open Identity Exchange steering committee focused on identity inclusion. 

 

She is passionate about putting humans back into technology design and development, breaking biases that can be built into identity products and ensuring that identity systems work for everyone, not just the few. 

 

She has an MBA from Manchester Business School and completed her thesis in Competitive Strategy in the Identity Market.