Patrick Harding

Patrick Harding is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in identity management and security architecture. Currently serving as Chief Architect at Ping Identity since January 2020, Harding previously held the role of CTO at the same company from June 2005 to March 2018, where the focus was on achieving Zero Trust and enhancing user experiences. Harding also acted as an Advisor at Hedera Hashgraph from March 2018 to December 2019, contributing to decentralized identity use cases, and served as VP of Product at Hedera, promoting the public DLT network's capabilities. Prior roles include VP and Enterprise Security Architect at Fidelity Investments, where strategies for federated identity and access management were developed, and Senior Manager at PricewaterHouse Coopers. Harding's career began as a Developer at Novus and is supported by a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from UNSW.