About
Identara. Independent writing and frameworks on identity and access.
“Identity is not a support function. It is the control layer that shapes risk, operations, and trust.”
Identara is where a working IAM practitioner thinks in public. Writing on how identity programs actually work, the tools that come out of that work, and a point of view that answers to neither vendors nor analysts.
Why this exists
Most IAM content comes from vendors selling platforms or analysts selling research. The people closest to the work, the ones building and running identity programs, rarely shape the conversation. The best thinking here comes from practice, not product marketing, and Identara exists to bring that practitioner perspective to the surface.
What you'll find
Long-form writing on how identity programs actually work, from decentralized identity and non-human identities to governance, authentication, and security architecture. Alongside it sits Axis, a research-backed maturity assessment built on FAIR risk modeling, more than twenty compliance frameworks, and a 350-page methodology.
The perspective
Identity is not a support function. It is the control layer that shapes risk, operations, and trust across the business. Most organizations underestimate how much of their security posture depends on getting identity right, and that conviction drives everything here.
The person
Trained as an aerospace engineer, with time at CERN and Siemens, before finding the way into IAM. Since then, enterprise identity programs across consulting, banking, retail, and the public sector, from strategy through delivery.
Background
Leading enterprise IAM delivery across lifecycle automation, integrations, analytics, and executive-facing identity strategy.
Credentials
The certifications and affiliations behind the work