Laura Paglione, MBA

Co-Founder

Laura brings expertise in software development, global research infrastructure, and federated identity management. As ORCID’s founding Technical Director, Laura launched and directed the member and user offerings for the platform that grew to serve over 5 million users within its first six years. In positions at the Kauffman Foundation, Ford Motor Company and Avid Technology, Laura created and executed business and technical launch plans for new ventures. Laura has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Laure Haak, PhD

Co-Founder

Laure brings expertise in product strategy, partnerships, governance, and start-up operations. Laure was a principal in a startup M&A by Thomson Reuters and as founding CEO, led ORCID from startup to global adoption and financial sustainability. Laure has served as advisor and collaborator to numerous social benefit R&D startups. Laure has a PhD in Neurosciences from Stanford University Medical School and was a postdoctoral scholar at the US National Institutes of Health.

Chris Phillips, CIDPRO

Co-Founder

Chris brings over 20 years of experience in identity and access management, secure systems architecture, and digital trust frameworks. Chris served as a founding technical architect of CANARIE’s national research and education identity federation, advancing federated identity and digital trust infrastructure for over 100 members. Chris advises on IAM strategy, zero-trust architecture, and the application of AI in secure, scalable systems. Chris is IDPro certified, a contributing exam author, and holds a BSc in Computing from Queen’s University at Kingston.