Meet The Women of The Blockchain: Rene McIver, Chief Security Officer of SecureKey Technologies

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Rene McIver, Chief Security Officer of SecureKey Technologies. With over 18 years of experience in the fields of information security, privacy, biometrics, identity management and cryptography, Rene is a leader in her field. She holds a Master of Mathematics degree in Combinatorics and Optimization from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada, and focuses on building the security posture of the SecureKey’s ID-services including their upcoming blockchain-based platform, Verified.Me. She works to establish best practices and ensures that product SecureKey develops is compliant with stringent regulatory requirements that promote privacy.

Thank you so much for doing this with us! What is your “backstory”?

My backstory begins in a small village in Nova Scotia, Canada. In high school, math and physics were my favourite subjects, but I had it in my head that…