Blake Hall

Blake Hall is the Co-Founder and CEO of ID.me, a digital wallet used by more than 145 million Americans to keep themselves safe and make their lives easier while they transact online. Government agencies and private organizations trust ID.me to keep high-risk programs safe so they can deliver valuable services to external users through digital channels. The ID.me wallet allows verified data to move with people so Americans can use a single sign-in to prove their identity and easily access hundreds of federal, state, and private sector websites. In keeping with military tradition, ID.me is committed to “No Identity Left Behind” so everyone can benefit from the convenience of digital services.

In 2019, Blake was named CEO of the Year by One World Identity. In 2020, Vanderbilt University awarded Blake their prestigious Young Alumni Achievement award. In 2022, Ernst & Young recognized Blake as the Entrepreneur of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic region. Blake is an inventor on eleven patents related to authentication and identity.

Prior to ID.me, Blake led a reconnaissance platoon in Iraq on over 450 combat patrols without sustaining any casualties within the platoon or attachments. He was awarded two Bronze Stars, one for heroism in combat earned while stopping an Al-Qaida assault on a Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq. He earned the second Bronze Star for exceptional performance hunting high-value targets. Blake graduated from the United States Army’s famous Ranger School and Airborne School. He earned a Bachelor of Science magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.