New Entrust CEO Tony Ball Aims for Identity Life Cycle Shift

Ball to Succeed Todd Wilkinson, Expand Digital Identity Strategy, Tech Integration Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • July 23, 2025

Entrust will promote longtime leader Tony Ball to chief executive to expand the cybersecurity company's focus from onboarding to full life cycle identity management.

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The Minneapolis-based firm tasked Ball with using biometrics and re-verification to secure transactions across the full life cycle of user interaction such as bank account linking or applying for loans. Ball plans to have Entrust double down on post-quantum cryptography, where he said the company is already active with certified hardware security modules and cloud crypto platforms.

"As I think about continuing the growth story of Entrust, which is really at the forefront of identity, I'm thinking much more about how we accelerate our ability to offer that in life cycle," Ball ...