George McEwan | Privacy Architect
State of Utah

George McEwan is a multi disciplined engineer and inventor credited with several US patents.  As a husband, father, soldier, pilot, international traveler, and published author, he has more than a few ideas on how to unlock the value of digital government.  George is currently serving as the Privacy Architect for the State of Utah in the Office of Data Privacy. And prior to taking on the challenges of his current role, George was the Chief Strategy Officer for the Division of Technology services. He is uniquely qualified to advocate on behalf of the digital citizen as he served as the IT Director for the Department of Health during the pandemic, where he witnessed first hand how the digital divide fractured communities. Combining his talents as a technologist and award-winning storyteller, George promotes improved government transparency in data collection, and the introduction of privacy preserving verifiable digital credentials in venues across the United States.