Executive Leadership Team & Advisory Board

THE TEAM

Executive Leadership Team

Dr. Robert Adams

FOUNDER, CEO

Dr. Robert Adams, the Founder and CEO of Global e·dentity™, holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Georgia, with advanced studies in sociology and psychology at UCLA and business economics at USC. A former U.S. diplomat and U.S. Navy veteran, he has led and made decisions for U.S. Government organizations including the Department of Defense and Department of State, and held executive positions at numerous U.S. private-sector companies. He is a technical executive specializing in wearables, embedded systems and operating-system development, with more than 25 years building AI-driven biometric software for devices including smart glasses, AR/VR and health wearables — 15 of those years in leadership roles. He is a named inventor on all seven of the company’s issued U.S. patents. He has developed and executed engagement strategies for complex institutions and communities in both domestic and international environments, including foreign ministries and parliamentarians of coalition partner nations. In April 2021, he was elected by the Board of Directors and assumed the CEO position. For podcast and conference enquiries, see his speaking topics, bios and booking details.

Edgar Robert Rabano

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Ed Rabano served in senior positions for global operations implementing U.S. strategic policy and foreign national development. His focus on national reconstruction — serving local, regional and international interests — took him to the Middle East, Central Asia, the southern American hemisphere and the Balkans on behalf of the U.S. government. He has also worked on programs with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the U.S. Departments of Defense, State, Commerce and Treasury, and the Agency for International Development.

Paul Crowley

CHIEF OFFICER FOR ENGINEERING

Paul Crowley is a computer professional with over 35 years of experience, spanning software for the largest IBM mainframes to home game consoles. He has authored commercial mainframe software products as well as consumer software games, including titles for the ColecoVision. He founded the software company InfinaDyne in 1996, releasing the first commercial CD data-recovery product in 1997 and, in 2000, the first data-forensics product used by the FBI and other federal agencies.

Annie Leong

SVP OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Annie Leong brings extensive commercial software development and management experience, including work in healthcare and data automation. She leads development of MEMS software solutions for a more operationally efficient Universal ID™.

Vince Corning

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Vince Corning played a key role in taking Picazo Communications from concept through three acquisitions to a sale to Intel Corporation within three years, for $110 million. As Director of Strategic Marketing, he represented his business unit in the co-management of a $250 million Intel Capital investment fund.

Paul Kaman

SVP MENA

Paul Kaman has more than 25 years in leadership positions with PwC, IBM, Computer Sciences Corporation and Ernst & Young. He has led government and commercial projects globally, including recent work in South Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE.

Adrian Heng

SVP ASIA PACIFIC

Adrian Heng brings over two decades of digital-infrastructure experience as a technologist and strategist, with deep roots in web architecture and performance marketing. He has spent 24 years building and operating digital infrastructure for demanding clients across healthcare, financial services, real estate and professional services.

ADVISORS

Advisory Board

Joe Rice, Biometrics Expert and Advisor

Joe Rice invented vein pattern recognition, built the first vein biometric readers, and wrote the blueprint for the development of Global e·dentity™'s biometric module. He successfully grew the start-up Brite-Sparks to profitability, and was one of the winners of The Economist's Factory of the Year Award 1993 for Kodak's Annesley plant in Nottinghamshire, U.K. He was also recognized as Kodak's most innovative employee, with more than 20 inventions and innovations submitted to Kodak's product-opportunities panel.

William Shawn Yeager, MBA, JD

William Shawn Yeager brings substantial experience in strategic management and the development and application of new technologies for start-up companies. He most recently served as CEO of PRIMA Cinema, Inc. As VP of Business Development at Matchmine LLC, he also co-founded and served as CEO and VP of Development of Auditude Inc., co-inventing Auditude's signal-processing and pattern-recognition technology for media identification — later sold to Adobe and Yahoo for more than $120 million. Beyond his legal expertise in bringing new technology to market, he brings experience in marketing, funding and management for companies entering competitive markets.

Dr. Mark S. Schnitzer, MSEE, MD, FACS, FACHE

Dr. Schnitzer provides expert public-health advice to Global e·dentity™. A trained electrical engineer and experienced surgeon, physician advisor, medical director and chief medical officer, his experience managing medical organizations and his medical expertise are significant to the future applications of Universal ID™ technology. He is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Louis E. Buck, MS, MBA, PE

Louis Buck is an experienced entrepreneur who brings a wealth of experience and strategic relationships to Global e·dentity™ — from agribusiness development and international marketing to subject-matter-expert support of regional commands in Afghanistan. He has served as Chief Strategic Officer of several rapidly growing businesses transitioning from start-up to grown-up, and served as a presidentially appointed State Executive Director of a Farm Service Agency. His experience promoting entrepreneurial efforts and understanding of U.S. government operations bring a significant advantage to Global e·dentity™ in capturing digital-identification markets in the U.S. and around the world.

John W. Wiggins, MS

John W. Wiggins is a retired U.S. Marine Colonel. Global e·dentity™ benefits from his expertise in managing teams, strategic logistics planning and management of logistics systems, along with his dynamic, can-do attitude. His military assignments included plans officer, battalion commander, and commander of a Marine Forward Logistics Group. He also served as Senior Advisor to the Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior for Logistics and the Afghan National Police, bringing valuable experience providing logistics in challenging environments while working with a wide range of international partners.

Sigmund Hoenigsberg, MSc in Mathematics

Sigmund Hoenigsberg contributes deep expertise in telecommunications and strategic investments to Global e·dentity™. A partner at MCLA, Dubai, he has advised or managed investments totaling $5 billion across all stages of the management and acquisitions cycle over the past 15 years. His previous positions include senior executive for telecom investments at Dubai Holding, principal at Affinitiv (now Arthur D. Little), private-equity advisor at Czipin/MTH, and strategy consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. He brings particular experience bringing new commercial products to market.

Executive Leadership Team & Advisory Board