Ralph Rodriguez

President, Chief Product Officer at Daon

Ralph Rodriguez is a senior technology executive currently serving as the President, Chief Product Officer, and a Member of the Board of Directors at Daon, a company specializing in biometric authentication and identity assurance solutions. He has held this position since June 2022. In his role, Rodriguez is responsible for defining the product strategy, roadmap, and overall vision for Daon's offerings, which are utilized across various sectors including digital banking, payments verification, and border security.1

Prior to joining Daon, Rodriguez was the Founder and CEO of Blue Hill Research, where he focused on research and analysis in the IT industry from February 2013 until January 2018, when the company was acquired.1 He is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and has a strong educational background, having studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) .1

Experience

President, Chief Product Officer and Member of the Board of Directors at Daon (June 2022 - Present)

- Member Board Of Directors at Neogen Corporation (October 2020 - Present) - Member Board Of Directors at Strategic Cyber Ventures (July 2019 - Present) - Advisory Board Member at red violet (NASDAQ: RDVT) (September 2021 - May 2023) - Private Equity | Executive-in-Residence at Summit Partners (October 2019 - June 2022) - Member Board Of Directors at Corvium (December 2018 - June 2022) - Research Scientist, Core Data Science, Applied Identity Intelligence at Facebook (October 2018 - October 2019) - Research Scientist Manager, Head of Identity Verification at Facebook (March 2018 - October 2018) - Co-Founder and CTO at Confirm (July 2015 - March 2018) - Founder and CEO at Blue Hill Research (February 2013 - January 2018) - Founder and CEO at Delfigo Security (July 2008 - June 2015) - Senior Vice President and Research Director at Aberdeen Group (April 2007 - August 2008) - Chief Technology Officer at Brooks Automation (April 2004 - April 2007) - Founder and CTO at Invenio (January 2003 - April 2004) - EVP, Chief Information Officer at Excelon Corporation (September 2001 - December 2002) - EVP, Chief Information Officer at C-bridge Internet Solutions (January 1999 - September 2001)

Education

- Fellow, Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009 - 2012) - MBA-GPMD, International Business at IESE Business School - University of Navarra (2000) - Fellow, Artificial Intelligence (Media Lab), Healthcare Informatics, Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1997 - 2016)