Keynetics

Tim Barber is Chief Scientist at parent company Keynetics.

Dr. Barber founded Keynetics in 1998. He has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Princeton University, and degrees in Philosophy and Physics from the University of Virginia. He is the inventor of device fingerprinting and numerous other technologies that underpin the stability of electronic commerce as we know it today. His unique foresight has shaped the success of leading anti-fraud solution Kount, and affiliate marketing giant ClickBank.

Prior to launching Keynetics, he spent seven years as part of an elite federal research group selected to solve some of the most difficult computational problems facing U.S. national security. His current research is in artificial intelligence, and the diagnosis of the algorithms that underlie the human capacity for abstract reasoning.

His resume is online at LinkedIn.

Bradley J. Wiskirchen is the CEO of Keynetics and its subsidiaries ClickBank and Kount.

Wiskirchen joined Keynetics in 2005. His skills and experience in business, technology and law give Keynetics an edge in strategic planning and negotiation in the Internet sector. Under his guidance Keynetics has become one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest privately held technology companies. Kount has become the premier fraud prevention solution for card-not-present merchants, and affiliate marketing giant ClickBank has grown to be one of the world’s largest online retailers.

Among his many industry and community involvements, Wiskirchen serves as a Director of the Salt Lake City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. He is also the co-founder and former Chair of the Idaho Software Employers Alliance (ISEA) which merged with the Idaho Technology Council (ITC) in 2010. Additionally, Wiskirchen has held board positions with the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, Boise State University Office of Technology Transfer, FUNDSY, Discovery Center of Idaho, Intermountain Venture Forum and many other organizations.

Prior to joining Keynetics, Wiskirchen was a partner in the law firm of Holland & Hart, where he managed the firm's Business Entities and Transactions Practice Group. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer and licensing and debt and equity financings.

He was awarded a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University.

His resume is online at LinkedIn.

Mark Changizi is Visiting Scientist at Kount Inc

Dr. Changizi has unique expertise in cognitive science, neurobiology, vision, and language. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland, and degrees in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Virginia. He is an accomplished science author, with articles about his work in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Scientific American, and the London Daily Telegraph. His incisive approach to science, and unique take on human cognition, gives Keynetics an advantage in artificial intelligence applications.

His interdisciplinary skills have earned him prestigious academic roles in multiple fields, including appointments in Computer Science at Cork University, Theoretical Neurobiology at Caltech, and, currently, Cognitive Science at Rensselaer.

His resume is online at LinkedIn.