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ID Analytics' Stephen Coggeshall Wins CTO Executive of the Year Award
Widely Acknowledged Industry Expert Scheduled to Speak on Identity Intelligence at Upcoming Identity 2008 Conference
SAN DIEGO, April 29, 2008 – ID Analytics, Inc., the leader in on-demand identity intelligence proudly announced today that Dr. Stephen Coggeshall was awarded Technology Executive of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal. Coggeshall was one of 12 honorees to receive this award. This prestigious award is given out annually to acknowledge technology executives who have made a significant contribution to the field. The twelve honorees were selected from a variety of industries including healthcare, wireless, transportation, biotech, education and utilities.
As Chief Technology Officer at ID Analytics, Coggeshall leads his team of scientists and developers in building new products and solutions using advanced algorithms with high performance computing around multi-terabyte sized data systems for real-time, multi-channel delivery. Under his leadership, ID Analytics has evolved from an entrepreneurial startup to a robust, scalable growth company with unique technology that solves difficult business problems in the area of identity risk, credit analytics and customer management. Next month, Coggeshall will speak on the subject, "Identity Intelligence: A New Paradigm," at the Identity 2008: See More Potential conference hosted by ID Analytics, May 12 through May 14, at the La Costa Resort & Spa in San Diego.
"We're proud to have Steve recognized for his work and contributions here at ID Analytics and to the industry overall," said Bruce Hansen, chairman and CEO of ID Analytics.
Coggeshall began his career at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he spent 11 years working in laser fusion and applied Lie group theory. In 1995, under the auspices of Citicorp's CEO John Reed, he cofounded the analytics consulting company CASA. Over the next five years Coggeshall assembled a team of outstanding applied researchers and built a number of breakthrough analytical solutions for Citicorp which were installed throughout the U.S., South America and Asia. CASA was acquired by HNC Software in 2000 where he led a technology development team.
In 2002, Coggeshall cofounded the Los Alamos Computational Group, consulting with both Morgan Stanley and ID Analytics. Simultaneously, as the founding CTO of ID Analytics he built the core scientist team and was responsible for designing and constructing the initial technical solution approach.
About ID Analytics, Inc.
ID Analytics, the leader in identity intelligence, provides unprecedented real-time visibility into the risk of individuals, protecting both organizations and consumers. ID Analytics pioneered identity scoring technology and uses Advanced AnalyticsSM and the ID Network®, the nation's only real-time, cross-industry compilation of identity information, to assess risk and improve the customer experience across all consumer touchpoints. Top U.S. communication and financial service companies, as well as major retailers, government agencies and healthcare insurers, all trust ID Analytics to drive new revenue opportunities, eliminate financial losses, and protect their brand reputation with less customer friction. ID Analytics is based in San Diego with offices throughout the United States.
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