Dr. Colin Soutar is a managing director within Deloitte & Touche LLP, who leads Deloitte’s US and Global quantum cyber readiness program. He’s a member of Deloitte’s US Government & Public Services (GPS) practice, where he serves as the GPS Cyber and Strategic Risk chief technology officer and leads the GPS Cyber Strategic Growth Offering.
Prior to his current role, Colin served almost 10 years as the chief technology officer for a Canadian-based biometric and identity management public company. He started his career with a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at NASA Johnson Space Center, developing pattern recognition techniques for autonomous rendezvous and capture operations. Colin thrives on driving new business opportunities for emerging technologies, within the complex landscape of risk and regulation. He was part of the team in 2013 that developed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, and subsequently helped NIST to develop specific guidance for biometric technologies, identity, IoT, and privacy.
