Randy Vanderhoof
Director, US Payments Forum
Since 2002, Randy Vanderhoof has been serving as the full time Executive Director of the Smart Card Alliance, a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology. In March 2017, the organization changed its name to the Secure Technology Alliance and expanded its mission to supporting the adoption of secure solutions including smart cards, embedded chip technology, etc.. Vanderhoof's prior experience includes helping launch the EMV Migration Forum (later re-branded as the US Payments Forum), a separate but related cross-industry body focused on supporting an alignment of the EMV implementation steps required for global and regional payment networks, issuers, processors, merchants, and consumers to ensure a successful move from magnetic stripe technology to more secure EMV contact and contactless technology in the United States. He currently also serves as the Director of the U.S. Payments Forum.