Rory Herriman | US Chief Technology and Operations Officer
Zip Co

Rory Herriman is the Chief Technology and Operations Officer of Zip US, a digital financial services company offering innovative and people-centered financial products. At Zip, Rory leads Product, Design, Engineering, Operations, and AI for the US business.

With over 30 years of experience spanning 0-1 startups, Fortune 100 enterprises, and hypergrowth companies, Rory has built and led organizations at every stage of the business lifecycle. His career spans the full breadth of technology leadership — from architecting and delivering highly complex consumer and B2B products, to running enterprise IT and cybersecurity operations. He holds a Doctor of Engineering from George Washington University School of Engineering & Applied Science.

Appearances:

Identity Week America - Day 1 @ 15:45

Panel: Frictionless security: Balancing risk and user experience with next-gen CIAM authentication

Identify and address gaps to enhance security and user experience
Explore how CIAM priorities differ across industries and adapting solutions accordingly
Leverage CIAM innovation for fraud prevention and trust-building
Balance friction versus risk with technologies like passwordless authentication, MFA, and facial recognition

Moderator: Nick Hunt, Chief Identity Officer, HATSec, LLC