Pat Kinsel Joins TechNet’s Executive Council

Washington, D.C. - TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of tech CEOs and senior executives, today announced that Pat Kinsel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Proof, has joined TechNet's Executive Council for a two-year term.

Kinsel is a seasoned technology entrepreneur with deep experience building and scaling trusted digital platforms. As founder and CEO of Proof, formerly Notarize, he leads the top industry provider of identity verification and online notarization, helping secure critical digital transactions across sectors including housing, financial services, healthcare, and education.

Under Kinsel's leadership, Proof has helped modernize how trust is established online - from enabling the first fully online mortgage closing to deploying advanced cryptographic signatures and protections against fraud, deepfakes, and forgery.

"We are thrilled to welcome Pat to TechNet's Executive Council," said TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore. "Pat is a visionary leader at the intersection of technology, trust, and security. His experience building platforms that protect and empower consumers and businesses in an increasingly digital and AI-driven world will be invaluable as we work to advance smart policies that strengthen American innovation and competitiveness."

" TechNet's work informing and educating policymakers has never been more important," said Kinsel. "I am honored to join the Executive Council at a time when delivering trust across the digital economy is more critical than ever. I look forward to supporting TechNet's mission to shape policies that promote innovation and ensure that a foundation of trust remains at the heart of our digital future for businesses and consumers alike. "

TechNet's Executive Council leadership includes:

• Aparna Bawa, Chair, TechNet, and Chief Operating Officer, Zoom
• Kerry McLean, Vice Chair, TechNet, and Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Intuit
• Mamoon Hamid, Partner, Kleiner Perkins
• Terry Howerton, Co-Founder and CEO, TechNexus Venture Collaborative
• Ed Knight, Executive Vice Chairman, Nasdaq
• Aaron Levie, Co-Founder and CEO, Box
• Kim Polese, Chairman, CrowdSmart
• Josh Silverman, Executive Chairman , Etsy
• Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, Google
• David Zapolsky, SVP, Global Public Policy and General Counsel, Amazon
  

About Pat Kinsel

Pat Kinsel is the founder and CEO of Proof, the industry-leading provider for identity verification and online notarization. The company has digitized and brought trust to countless industries across housing, retirement, financial services, auto, healthcare, and education, working with many of the Fortune 100.

Early on, Proof unlocked the first-ever fully online mortgage closing and the nation's first end-to-end digital will. The company has expanded its platform to introduce cryptographic signatures and advanced fraud, deepfake, and anti-forgery capabilities to secure every customer interaction, from identity verification to eSignature, authorizations, and account management.

Kinsel was previously the founder and CEO of Spindle, which was acquired by Twitter in 2013. He was also a partner at Polaris Partners, where he led investments in Drizly, which was acquired by Uber in 2021, and a product leader at Microsoft.