Kaliya IdentityWoman Young

Kaliya Young, also known as 'Identity Woman,' has dedicated over two decades to advancing the development of an identity layer on the internet that is empowering for individuals, pioneering the concept of self-sovereign identity.

With a Master of Science in Management from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, Kaliya holds a solid educational background for her work.

As an internationally recognized expert in Self-Sovereign or Decentralized Digital Identity, she co-founded the Internet Identity Workshop in 2005, which serves as a hub for talented individuals focused on creating identity systems that prioritize individual empowerment.

Her extensive professional experience includes roles such as Co-Founder, Co-Producer, and Co-Facilitator at Internet Identity Workshop, Designer, and Facilitator of Unconferences at Unconference.Net, Identity Specialist at Planetwork, India-US Public Interest Technology Fellow at New America, Identity Expert at Wireline.Io, Executive Director Emeritus at Personal Data Ecosystem, and Evangelist at Identity Commons.