Matthew Finn

Matthew has been working in the field of security and technology for more than 20 years, having worked for international organizations, agencies of the United Nations and as a consultant to numerous national governments around the world.   With a career that began in Geneva at the International Telecommunication Union in 1991, Matthew was later appointed to a role at the Chief Executive Board of the United Nations System in New York where he served from 1999 to 2001.  From 2001 until 2008, Matthew was Director of Government & Security at SITA and Board Member for the IATA Simplifying Passenger Travel initiative.   Since creating AUGMENTIQ in 2009, Matthew has published numerous papers on border security, transportation security, identity management, the role of data and intelligence, and biometric-based automated controls.  He is a renowned speaker on the international stage and regularly chairs industry conferences on a range of security and facilitation issues.   In addition to his role as Managing Director at AUGMENTIQ, Matthew is also an Editorial Advisory Board Member of Aviation Security International.