Steve McCown | Steering Committee Member
Decentralized Identity Foundation

Steven McCown, Chief Architect at Anonyome Labs, conducts R&D for decentralized identity, reusable credentials, secure messaging, and other cryptographic solutions. He serves in leadership roles at the Decentralized Identity Foundation, Trust Over IP, and is a Commissioner on the Utah Privacy Commission. His career is dedicated to creating innovative technologies. In 2008, McCown cofounded RFinity to provide contactless payments to BYU-Idaho students and enable phone-based ‘tap to pay’ at checkout. At the Idaho National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy), he researched phone vulnerabilities and invented a way for cellphones to detect ionizing radiation (from ‘dirty bombs’) and alert first responders. As a U.S. Air Force officer, he led virtual reality research and built analysis systems for AWACS aircraZ. McCown holds B.S. & M.S. degrees in Computer Science (BYU), Certified Information Security Manager & Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer certifications, and 34 patents.