Mission

VO was founded with a clear mission: to bridge the gap between robust digital identity technology (Verifiable Credentials) and enterprise-specific requirements.

Our Story

The idea originated from the experience of Richard Mallam, the founder and CEO of VO, when leading Payments and Identities at Google, where he saw first-hand the challenge of tying offline identity to online identity. ​


Recognising the power of Verifiable Credentials to solve the challenge faced in today's cybersecurity environment, VO has built a platform that brings all the technological benefits of secure identity technology, without the headaches that organisations typically experience. VO’s goal is to make secure, verified identity an enabler of organisations, rather than a hurdle. ​

Identity Experts

The minds behind VO

Led by an expert team with over 60 years of combined leadership, the VO team is experienced and driven,

having worked in leading global technology companies such as Google, Apple, Ping Identity, and Sun Microsystems.

Richard Mallam

Richard Mallam

Founder & CEO

Richard has 20+ years' experience in Australia, USA, JP, SEA and EU. Richard has experience leading global scale Products and Strategic Partnerships across Payments, Identity and Blockchain technology.

Matt McInnes

Matt McInnes

Head of Implementation

Matt has 20+ years' experience in digital transformation, both as a CIO/CTO and consultant He has led digital transformation of a major timber and hardware supplier Matt has held multiple Partner, Principal and Senior consulting positions, focusing on digital transformation across industries like health, telco, and government

Uri Levitsky

Uri Levitsky

Lead Engineer

Uri is a seasoned technology executive and hands-on leader with over 20 years’ experience guiding engineering and product teams at both global enterprises and hyper-growth startups specialising mainly in deep-tech.

Stephen Wilson

Stephen Wilson

Advisor

Stephen is an analyst, adviser and innovator in data protection, and “one of the world's most original thinkers in identity” He boasts over 35 years R&D experience in Australia and the USA, with nearly 30 years dedicated to data protection, digital identity and privacy Stephen has six US patents: three in public key security, and three in biomedical technology.

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