Blair Cohen
Founder, President , AuthenticID
Bio
Blair Cohen is the Founder and President of AuthenticID, a transformational AI-driven identity proofing and fraud prevention company whose technology quickly and securely verifies identities with 99% + accuracy in seconds. The outcome for companies is a reduction in fraud costs, elevated security, and a friction-free customer experience. As a dynamic technology entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience, Blair is future-focused and can anticipate industry needs, identify pain points, and then build systems to help organizations improve their bottom line. Prior to turning his focus to solving the biggest challenge on earth, identity, Blair launched several other groundbreaking enterprises and pioneering technology products. In 1989, he transformed the background screening industry when he founded InfoMart. InfoMart produced high-quality, fast automated background reports at a lower cost, revolutionizing the sector. A decade later, he founded the Association of Consumer Reporting Agencies, which preempted government regulation and served as a catalyst in moving the background screening industry toward self-regulation. And in 2010, Cohen created Cohen & Company, which transformed how Human Capital Management (HCM) companies service their clients’ needs to confirm the qualifications of job candidates by designing, developing, and integrating automated background screening solutions into recruiting management software. Blair’s reputation as a dynamic technology entrepreneur, combined with a high-level experience, has made him an authority on identity and technology. Named by One World Identity (OWI) as one of the 100 Most Influential Identity Experts globally, his articles can be found in publications like Fast Company, and he frequently speaks at conferences focused on identity, risk management, and information security.