Robert A. Eckel

Robert A. Eckel has been Aware’s chief executive officer and president since September 19, 2019. Mr. Eckel currently serves as a strategic advisory board member of Evolv Technology and as a consultant for Digimarc Corporation. Prior to his advisory and consulting work, Mr. Eckel served in an executive capacity at Digimarc Corporation and subsequent acquiring organizations with increased levels of responsibility from 2005-2018. Mr. Eckel’s roles in each of the organizations was as follows: president of the Identity Systems division of Digimarc Corporation from 2005 to 2008; executive vice president and president in the Secure Credentialing Division of L-1 Identity Solutions Company from 2008-2011; president and chief executive officer at MorphoTrust USA LLC from 2011 to 2017; and regional president, chief executive officer of NORAM Identity & Security division of Idemia from 2017 to 2018. Mr. Eckel received his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles and his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut.