Jacqueline White
authIDAbout Jacqueline L. White
Jacqueline L. White (age 61) has served on authID Inc.’s Board since June 9, 2021. She is an enterprise software executive with 25+ years of leadership at SAP, Oracle, Accenture, DXC Technology, Temenos, and currently President at i2C Inc; she holds a BA from Brigham Young University and a Leadership Certificate from Boston University .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Tenure | Committees/Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| i2C Inc. | President | Since May 2023 | Global payments/digital banking leadership |
| Temenos AG (SIX: TEMN) | President, Americas | Jan 2021–May 2023 | Enterprise banking software go-to-market |
| DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) | SVP & Practice Lead, Banking & Capital Markets | Sep 2019–Jan 2021 | Led industry vertical |
| SaltStack (VMware) | Chief Revenue Officer | Jan 2018–Sep 2019 | Revenue leadership pre/post acquisition |
| SAP (NYSE: SAP) | Global SVP, Global FSI Consulting | Jan 2015–Jan 2018 | Global financial services consulting leadership |
| Accenture, Oracle, BearingPoint, Novell | Various leadership roles | Prior years | Global enterprise solutions and consulting |
External Roles
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Current public company directorships | None disclosed in proxy |
| Notable external positions | President, i2C Inc; prior: Temenos (Americas President), DXC SVP B&CM |
Board Governance
- Committee memberships and chair roles (asterisk denotes chair): White is listed as “*” and serves on Audit (1) and Compensation (3) Committees, indicating she is a Committee Chair and a member of both committees .
- Board meeting attendance: In 2024, the Board held nine meetings; each director attended all Board and all committee meetings for which they served, apart from one Board meeting that one director missed .
- Committee activity: Audit Committee met four times; Compensation Committee met two times; Governance Committee met once in 2024 .
- Independence: The Board determined four independent directors, including all members of the Audit and Compensation Committees; committee independence complies with Nasdaq and Rule 10A‑3 .
- Lead Independent Director: Michael L. Koehneman serves as Lead Independent Director .
- 2025 election support: White received 3,405,321 “For” vs 509,611 “Withheld” votes (~87% of votes cast) on June 26, 2025 .
Fixed Compensation (Director)
| Year | Cash Retainer ($) | Committee Chair Cash ($) | Option Awards ($) | Total ($) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10,000 | Included in cash (policy: $10,000 for chairs) | 113,559 | 123,559 | Aug 2024 policy: $8,000 for directors; $10,000 for committee chairs; equity grants valued at ~$117,000 |
- Mix: Cash ~8% vs equity ~92% of 2024 director comp (derived from table) .
Performance Compensation (Director Equity)
- No performance-based metrics disclosed for director equity awards; director options vest time-based (generally over 12 months or across Annual Meetings) .
| Grant Date | Instrument | Shares/Units | Exercise Price | Vesting | Term/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2024 | Stock Options | 15,627 | $8.67 | Vests over 12 months | Standard 10-year option |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Stock Options | 15,625 | $5.48 | 12-month vest | Standard 10-year option |
| Sep 2022 | Stock Options | 4,371 | $24.24 | Monthly over 1 year | Standard 10-year option |
| Apr 2022 | Stock Options | 7,813 | $62.40 | 1/3 annually after each Annual Meeting | Standard 10-year option |
| Apr 2022 | Stock Options | 1,280 | $121.28 | Not separately specified; time-based | Standard 10-year option |
Other Directorships & Interlocks
- Interlocks/Related-party exposure at Board level: The Pipeline Group (TPG), founded/led by director Ken Jisser, provides outsourced sales services to authID; Company paid TPG $994,000 in 2024; $70,000/month under current term through June 2025 . This is a related party transaction overseen by independent committees .
- No related-party transactions disclosed involving Jacqueline White personally .
Expertise & Qualifications
- Industry: Enterprise software, banking technology, global consulting .
- Functional: Sales leadership, go-to-market, large-scale operations across FSI .
- Education: BA (Brigham Young University); Leadership Certificate (Boston University) .
- Governance credentials: Committee Chair; service on Audit/Compensation Committees .
Equity Ownership (Skin-in-the-game)
| As of | Total Beneficial Ownership (shares) | % of Outstanding | Composition | Vested vs Unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | 42,112 | <1% (approx. 0.32% vs 13,070,680 shares) | Primarily vested options (see footnotes); no common shares explicitly listed | 42,112 options vested by July 5, 2025 |
- Pledging/Hedging: No pledging or hedging disclosures for White; general Code of Ethics and Clawback policy noted below .
Governance Assessment
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Strengths:
- Independent director with deep enterprise software/FSI experience; serves on both Audit and Compensation, and is listed as a Committee Chair, supporting board effectiveness .
- High engagement: Board met nine times in 2024; committees met regularly; near-full attendance across directors .
- Shareholder support: ~87% “For” on 2025 director election, signaling confidence .
- Equity alignment: Majority of director compensation in equity (~92%), creating long-term alignment .
- Policies: Code of Ethics and Nasdaq-compliant independence; Clawback policy adopted Oct 6, 2023 for executives (broader governance tone) .
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Watch items / RED FLAGS:
- Board-level related-party transaction with TPG (payments ~$994k in 2024) requires continued scrutiny by independent committees to ensure arm’s-length terms .
- Section 16(a) compliance: Proxy notes one director filed Form 3 late and another filed two Forms 4 late (names not disclosed), a minor process lapse to monitor .
- Committee chair identification: Proxy denotes White as a Committee Chair with Audit/Comp memberships; explicit identification of which committee chair role is not spelled out in narrative, though the asterisk indicates chair status .
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Shareholder feedback:
- 2025: Stockholders approved adding 295,000 shares to the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (3,683,972 For; 201,892 Against; 29,068 Abstain), supporting equity-based incentives .