Over a 30-year career in the U.S. Navy, John Boyd served as a submariner on active duty, and in a variety of assignments in Navy and Joint headquarters as a reserve officer. In private industry, he led operations in chemical plants across the country, program management in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense information systems, hand-held biometric device prototype development, as well as software development for a major program in the federal government. In the government, he recently served as the Director, Defense Biometrics and Forensics on the Secretary of Defense Staff.

John Boyd is the Assistant Director of Futures Identity in the Office of Biometric Identity Management within the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Boyd’s responsibilities include overseeing science and technology
activities related to biometrics and identity services as well as special projects involving interagency and
international partners, industry, and academia.