With over 25 years dedicated to biometric science, Marta García Gomar is one of the most distinguished technologists in the global identity verification industry. As Chief Technology Officer at Identy.io, she leads the development of mobile-first biometric solutions that enable secure, private identity verification directly from any smartphone — without additional hardware and without cloud dependency. Marta's passion for biometrics began in an unexpected place: as a university student, she researched voice patterns to help deaf children learn to speak. Her parents were deaf, and this deeply personal mission led her to build one of the first speech recognition products used by the Spanish police for suspect identification in court. That early experience — of technology serving people at their most vulnerable — has defined her entire career. She is the inventor or co-inventor of more than 25 registered biometric patents spanning anti-spoofing, voice recognition, and facial matching. At Agnitio, where she served as Technology Director for over a decade, she co-founded the FIDO Alliance alongside PayPal, Lenovo, and Nok Nok Labs, launching the industry's first biometric certification program and helping establish the international standards that govern mobile biometrics globally today. At Cirrus Logic, following Agnitio's acquisition, she led Data Science and Engineering while championing ISO SC37 standards and FIDO certification frameworks. She later completed an Executive Master in Data Science at MBIT School, reinforcing her bridge between advanced research and real-world deployment at scale. At Identy.io, Marta spearheads a technology that processes biometrics entirely on-device — a privacy-first, cost-efficient approach critical for financial inclusion in Africa, Latin America, and other high-growth markets. She has driven deployments with leading banks and government identity programs across multiple continents, and her foundational work on ISO SC37 continues to shape how the world evaluates and certifies biometric performance. In 2021, she received the Women in Biometrics Award from the Security Industry Association and SecureIDNews — global recognition of two decades of innovation, standards leadership, and her commitment to making trusted identity accessible to everyone.