With over 25 years’ experience as a global technology leader, Monique Morrow is Senior Distinguished Architect for emerging technologies at Syniverse Technologies where her main role and responsibilities are to provide thought leadership and to develop the strategic direction and vision for Syniverse’s emerging technologies across the company, partners and industry forum.

Monique’s expertise are in cybersecurity, privacy, mobile payments, ethics in extended reality and distributed ledger technologies for example, blockchain. She has worked across the industry including AMD, Ascom Hasler, Swisscom, Cisco and has been active in the start-up community. Additionally, Monique is President and Co-Founder of the Humanized Internet a Swiss based non-profit with a focus on digital identity, and ethics in technology. She is also an active member of the IEEE Ethics in Action Executive Committee as well as Co-Chair of the IEEE Ethics in Action Extended Reality Committee. Monique is Co-Chair of GSMA-Distributed Ledger Technology [DLT] group and serves as Syniverse’s representative in the World Economic Forum [WEF] Data Policy Council. Monique also chairs Hedera’s Decentralized Identity SIG.

Monique has been recognized in the industry for her tireless focus on social good. Monique holds over 16 patents and has co-authored several books. Amongst Monique’s accomplishments include the following: Monique was selected as one of the top Digital Shapers 2018 in Switzerland. Forbes Magazine listed Monique Morrow as one of the top 50 women globally in technology. OneWorldIdentity recognized Monique as of the top 100 influencers in identity for 2019. In May 2019, Monique was recognized by Cybersecurity Ventures as one of the top 100 women in Cybersecurity . In March 2020, Monique was one several innovators featured in Red Bull Innovator Magazine. In April 2020, Monique was selected as one of the 5 leading figures in Business by the Europa Forum Lucerne [Switzerland] specific to its theme, “Safety and Security in Times of Uncertainty.” Monique is also 2020 winner WomenTech Network Global Technology Leadership award. Monique has been recognized in 2021 as one of top 100 Women in Cybersecurity in Europe. Monique was named by Chief in Tech as one of the top 100 Women in Tech Leaders to watch in 2022.

Monique has an MSc in Digital Currency and Blockchain; an M.S. in Telecommunications and MBA.