Randy Vanderhoof
Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Directory, Smart Card Alliance Randy Vanderhoof is the Executive Director of the Smart Card Alliance, a not-for-profit, multi-industry association of over 180 firms working to accelerate the widespread acceptance of smart card technology in the Americas. Under his leadership the Alliance has become an international, multi-industry organization that helps stimulate the rapid adoption of all forms of smart cards and devices for electronic payments and digital security applications. In 2008, Security Magazine named him one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in the Security Industry. Prior to joining the Alliance, he was with IBM Global Smart Card Solutions. Before that was VP of Business Development with First Access, Inc. a developer of contactless smart card technology for network access security and authentication. From 1995 to 2000, he was at Schlumberger (now Gemalto) as Market Segment Manager, Campus Solutions supporting smart card–based ID and payment systems. Contact: rvanderhoof@smartcardalliance.org
