Kim Cameron
Architect of Identity and Access in the Connected Systems Division, Microsoft

Kim Cameron is Architect of Identity and Access in the Connected Systems Division at Microsoft, where he drives the evolution of Active Directory, Federation Services, Identity Integration Services, InfoCard and Microsoft’ other Identity Metasystem products.

Kim joined Microsoft in 1999 when it bought the ZOOMIT Corporation. As VP of Technology at ZOOMIT, he had invented metadirectory technology and built the first shipping product. Before that he led ZOOMIT’s development team in producing a range of SMTP, X.400, X.500, and PKI products.

Kim grew up in Canada, attending King’s College at Dalhousie University and l’Universitée Montré. He has won many industry awards, including Digital Identity World's Innovation Award (2005), Network Computing’s Top 25 Technology Drivers Award (1996) and MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award (2005), and Network World's 50 Most Powerful People in Networking (2005).

Kim blogs at identityblog.com, where he published the influential Laws of Identity.