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And Jordan Burris, who’s served as head of the company’s Public Sector Strategy for the last two years, has been named to succeed Thompson as VP/GM. In his new role, Burris will lead the team that works with government agencies to eliminate taxpayer fraud losses and provide inclusive access to benefits and government services.
In his new role, Thompson will oversee all revenue-generating and partner-facing problem-solving functions across Socure’s commercial and government sectors.
“Being able to lead the next phase of growth at Socure is one of the greatest honors of my life and something I view as the capstone of nearly 15 years of building companies in this market,” Thompson said in a news release.
Before joining Socure three years ago, Thompson was senior vice president and general manager for IDEMIA. He also co-founded ID.me, a digital identity network. His civilian experience includes positions at McKinsey & Co., Goldman Sachs and Capital One’s Consumer Identity Team.
Thompson is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and earned his master’s in business administration from Harvard Business School. He holds three patents covering mobile biometric liveness detection as well as tiered and third-party authentication. He served a decade in the U.S. military, including four combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Johnny Ayers, Socure’s founder and CEO, explained why Thompson was chosen for his new role.
“In life, you back your winners. You back the people who exceed your expectations, exhibit a high level of integrity, energy, determination and give you as a leader leverage,” Ayers said. “Matt’s leadership at Socure to date has been transformative … He’s a tremendous motivator, communicator and possesses a rare sense of extreme ownership and accountability, something you want in every teammate. I can’t wait to see what we will achieve together in Socure’s next stage of hypergrowth.”
Thompson endorsed Burris as his successor.
“Jordan has been an indispensable partner to me from the beginning of Socure’s entry into the public-sector market, and I’m confident in his ability to lead our next chapter of growth," Thompson said in the release. “Jordan is widely respected among government leaders and has an unmatched passion and level of competence to partner with them to stop identity fraud and improve access to vital government benefits and services.”
Burris said in the release that he’s “honored to lead a team driving a generational transformation in identity across the public sector.”
“Public-sector agencies today face monumental challenges accurately determining identity in the face of historic levels of fraud and populations that are hard to verify,” Burris said in a news release. “I’ve often said public service is like a relay race, where each of us plays a part in advancing the cause for future generations. After leaving government, I felt compelled to focus on digital identity inclusion and fairness. Working at Socure and collaborating with government leaders has shown me the critical juncture we face in combating advanced identity fraud and the significant impact of failing to stop it. As I take the leadership role from Matt, I am honored to lead a team driving a generational transformation in identity across the public sector.”
Before joining Socure in November 2021, Burris served as chief of staff in the White House Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer. He was responsible for orchestrating the execution of technology and cybersecurity efforts across two presidential administrations, including oversight of the federal government’s multibillion-dollar technology budget.
Before joining the federal government, Burris worked with Deloitte as senior consultant and product leader for Federal Cyber Risk Services. He is a graduate of Penn State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in security and risk analysis. He is a resident of northern Virginia.
