Kate Griffin serves as Director of Inclusive Financial System at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), with a focus on the systems-level infrastructure that will result in financial security for all people in America. In that role, she has spearheaded an initiative supporting the creation and execution of a multi-sector National Financial Inclusion Strategy in the U.S. that moves from focusing on account and information access to measurable financial security outcomes for households. Most recently, she has led the launch of a National Task Force on Fraud and Scam Prevention bringing together stakeholders across government, law enforcement, financial services, telecommunications, social media, and consumer awareness and advocacy to create collective action for systemic prevention strategies. 

Kate has spent two decades working with financial services professionals to leverage technology to work better for low-income and marginalized people, both here in the U.S. and in developing countries. She has led a social enterprise providing financial wellness benefits to workers and was on the founding executive team of a start-up fintech, bringing the voice of underserved consumers into product design and delivery. She also led programming for savings, financial capability, higher education, and housing at Prosperity Now. She started her career in international microfinance working with CGAP and the Grameen Foundation. 

Kate holds degrees in international development from Kenyon College and American University and lives in suburban Washington, DC with her family.

Jordan Burris is a trailblazer in government innovation and digital trust, leveraging over 15 years of experience to transform public sector technology and pioneer cutting-edge solutions. As Vice President & Head of Public Sector at Socure, he leads the company’s mission to modernize digital identity and fraud detection in government. He guides cross-functional teams across strategy, customer success, sales, legal, and compliance to transform how identity verification powers secure and seamless digital service delivery.

Previously, Jordan served as Chief of Staff in the White House Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer, where he was a key architect of initiatives that modernized federal IT infrastructure, strengthened cybersecurity, and advanced digital identity solutions. He helped manage the Federal Government’s multi-billion-dollar technology budget and led work on critical issues pertaining to cloud computing, zero-trust architecture, and artificial intelligence.

A certified CISSP and CRISC practitioner, Jordan serves on the boards of the Identity Theft Resource Center and the Kantara Initiative, contributing to the development of digital identity standards and efforts to reduce identity-related fraud. He is a proud graduate of Pennsylvania State University and a respected voice in the field of digital identity and public sector technology.