Identity Fraud, Inc. Executive Team

The Identity Fraud, Inc. executive team is comprised of experienced individuals in the areas of fraud resolution, insurance, technology and risk management.

Thomas A. Widman - President & CEO

Tom helped pioneer identity and data theft insurance and risk management products that originated in 1997. As founder, president and CEO of Identity Fraud, Inc., he developed the business model, products, partners and advisors. He is responsible for all aspects of IFI operations including product and business development for both the consumer and small business divisions.

Most recently, Tom is credited with designing the nation's first Business Identity Fraud insurance product, which has been integrated into IFI's comprehensive small business "SB" data theft risk management offerings. Tom is also responsible for establishing and maintaining the nation's first Data Theft Risk Purchasing Group, as designed for businesses and their respective liabilities that arise from the collection, use and disclosure of sensitive information.

Previously, Tom was president of Summa Management Associates, Inc., a boutique e-Risk management and insurance consultancy that specialized in electronic theft, identity theft, and privacy exposures. At Summa, he co-founded Tripwire Insurance Services that represented the combination of computer security technology with e-Risk "cyber" insurance and developed the first insurance premium discounts for companies with properly deployed computer security infrastructures.

Over the past 23 years, Tom has worked at leading US insurance brokerages and earned the CPCU and AMIM insurance designations while working in the Lloyd's insurance market in London, England. He holds his BA in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

David VanDerveer - Managing Director

David has over 25 years experience in the Direct Marketing and Outsourced Services marketplace and has either started or been directly involved in the growth of the following organizations over his career:

• Tel-Line Systems (voice response/touch tone systems for banking)
• West Interactive (direct response unit of West Corporation)
• TSI (call center/transcription + L2/L3 support for Casio)
• Upstream (Customer Service call center acquired by global call center firm Intelenet in 2007)

Gerald Barth - Managing Director, Finance

Gerald has over 30 years experience in the Financial Services community encompassing a variety of experiences, including:

• Public Accountant/Auditor with Arthur Andersen
• Corporate Controller Subaru of America
• Managing $10 billion fixed income business at Morgan Stanley
• Providing financial consulting services to private businesses
• Upstream (Customer Service call center acquired by global call center firm Intelenet in 2007)
• Providing financial engineering and operational support to start-up companies

Jonathan P. Wade - Technology

Jonathan is responsible for all of IFI computer related operations and client integrations. Jonathan has worked around the world and recently managed a 40 person IT team as part of a $40 Million project to design, develop, and globally implement SAPs ERP applications. He has supported financial and HR systems in North and South America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, including business software development, deployment, and training for 15 international job sites and offices. A notable accomplishment includes the successful operations management of construction offices and a 1000-employee campsite for a $600 Million copper extraction project in Chile. He is a Six Sigma Champion and fluent in Spanish.

Richard G. Bates, Jr. - Legal Counsel

Richard obtained his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University in 1985 and BA from Tulane University in 1982. He is an experienced litigation attorney with over twenty five years of experience in General Civil Litigation concentrating in the representation of Consumer Financial Companies and Consumer Lending Institutions, and Commercial Lending Institutions, as well as general business and commercial law. Richard also has considerable experience in the representation of consumers in consumer protection and fraud, and consumer credit litigation. Richard has also served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Superior Court of Contra Costa County.