Bio

William Graves is the Deputy Assistant Director Futures Identity at the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mr. Graves responsibilities include aligning technology development within OBIM to strategic direction and growth objectives, supporting DHS strategies affecting identity operations and integrating capabilities into existing systems. Previously Mr. Graves served as the Chief Engineer for Project Management DoD Biometrics where he acted as technical lead across the program’s multiple matching and collection systems. In this role, Mr. Graves was responsible for Science and Technology (S&T) with multiple Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), Rapid Innovation Fund RIF), and internally funded projects. Additionally, he created and ran the Biometric Interoperability Conformance Office (BISCO) to test biometric equipment for conformance to the DoD Electronic Biometric Transmission Specification (EBTS) to ensure products are interoperable across the DoD Enterprise. Mr. Graves is also an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University teaching Policy, Law, Ethics, and Privacy of Identity Analysis. Prior to PM DoD Biometrics, Mr. Graves served as the Chief Biometric Engineer at the US-VISIT Program where he was responsible for biometric standards development, technical assistance to foreign countries, and innovation. In this role, he served as chair of the INCITS M1.6 Task Group on Cross Jurisdictional and Societal Issues, represented the United States at the ISO/IEC SC37 Biometrics meetings, and represented US-VISIT’s interests as an active member of the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Subcommittee on Biometrics and Identity Management. He also created the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Biometric Domain and managed it under US-VISIT stewardship. Mr. Graves was responsible for national and international biometrics data sharing projects, budget formulation and execution, information systems security, data architecture and data management. Mr. Graves received a B.A. in Economics from George Mason University and a Master’s degree in Information Technology from the American InterContinental University. He has received a Master Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University, and a CIO Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University. Additionally, he is a DAWIA Certified level III Program Manager, a Certified Biometrics Security Engineer (CBSE), recipient of the FCW Fed100 in 2018 and C5ISR Top Ten Personnel of the Year in 2019.