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Strategic Advisor | Board Governor | Digital Trust Architect

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Jon Shamah is a preeminent authority in global digital identity, specializing in the intersection of high-level policy, cross-border interoperability, and executive governance. With a career spanning two decades at the vanguard of the European Digital Trust landscape, Jon now focuses exclusively on Strategic Advisory and Board Governance, helping organizations navigate the complexities of the eIDAS 2.0 era.

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Global Governance & Policy Leadership

Jon’s influence operates at the ministerial and intergovernmental levels. He recently served as the Lead Expert for the European Commission on EU-Canada digital identity interoperability, orchestrating the frameworks that define international trust. His track record of high-stakes advisory includes:

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  • National Strategy: Advising the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on national eID implementation.

  • Global Advocacy: Delivering a keynote at the United Nations General Assembly for the ID2020 Alliance on the ethical application of identity technologies.

  • Standards & Interoperability: Serving as Co-Chair of the Identity Management Study Group for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T).​

 

Institutional Provenance

As the former Chair of EEMA, Europe’s leading forum for eID and information security, Jon has been instrumental in shaping the continent's digital identity trajectory. He is a co-founder of the Global Trust Foundation and has held pivotal leadership roles in foundational EU-funded initiatives, including GLASS, DE4A, FutureTrust, and STORK 2.0.

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Commercial & Strategic Delta

Jon bridges the gap between regulatory theory and commercial execution. His background includes senior leadership roles at global technology anchors such as Thales and Hitachi, providing him with a tactile understanding of the technical requirements for e-security and digital services.

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Today, Jon leverages this unique "tri-sector" experience—Policy, Technology, and Advocacy—to provide high-conviction intelligence for:

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  • Board-level Sparring for Trust-tech scale-ups.

  • Executive Readiness for global enterprises navigating the EU Digital Wallet paradigm.

  • Strategic Due Diligence for institutional investors in the Digital Identity sector.

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