Our leaders

Darren Bassman is the Executive Director of Microblink. He is a dedicated entrepreneur and founded JSwipe (acquired by Spark Networks), Windfall (acquired by BlinkReceipt), and LiveCard before Microblink. Darren is a product-focused executive with a knack for explaining complex topics with compelling simplicity. Before launching his entrepreneurial career, Darren worked in finance for Janney Capital Markets. Outside of work Darren is a dedicated Brooklyn native and a die-hard Villanova fan.

As Chief Executive Officer of Microblink, Hartley is responsible for the alignment of key operational aspects of the business to ensure that the company accomplishes strategic growth objectives in a consistent and effective manner. Hartley is passionate about helping people grow, team-building, and helping to make strategic visions a reality. Prior to joining Microblink, Hartley was President of B-Line Medical, a company that makes software to help healthcare professionals and educators improve the delivery of healthcare, that was acquired in 2019. Outside of work, Hartley enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, philanthropy, and water activities.

Mike leads our global finance organization and oversees Microblink’s financial planning. He partners with teams across the company to establish KPIs, strategic roadmaps and cohesive operational plans.
Mike has 10 years of experience working with high growth technology companies and has held roles spanning advisory, investments and operations.
He graduated from Boston College with degrees in Finance and Marketing. In his free time, you can find him rooting for the New York Giants, playing with his husky Kaia and spending time with friends and family.

Trista leads the customer success team for our best-in-class Identity products with the focus of maximizing growth and delivering ROI to our customers. With over 15 years of experience, Trista’s focus is to deliver and build an organization where our customers want a world with us rather than without us. Prior to Microblink, she helped build a technology company which led to an acquisition in 2019. Trista has led multiple functions in healthcare tech companies overseeing client service teams which included project, education, implementation, and support services along with managing global supply chain and manufacturing.
One of Trista’s favorite quotes is from Albert Einstein – “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”

Albert leads the strategic development and execution of Microblink’s Identity focused product initiatives, ensuring the company continues to deliver high-quality, secure solutions to its global clients. He oversees our product team, leveraging his over 20 years of experience at companies like Microsoft, Criteo, Bureau, and Onfido to build systems and teams that effectively tackle fraud across various industries. Renowned as a speaker and trainer, Albert previously educated international law enforcement agencies on advanced fraud detection techniques.
Growing up, Albert wanted to be a park ranger, safeguarding the wilderness. Now, he protects our digital landscapes, ensuring they remain safe havens from the threats of fraudsters.

Adrienne is a passionate People Leader that brings expertise in spearheading innovative and disruptive strategies and intiatives that focus on taking culture, performance, and employee engagement to the highest level. Adrienne cut her teeth in HR fifteen years ago with a boutique innovation consultancy where she learned the importance of building and nurturing world-class teams and employee experiences. Most recently, she was the SVP of People for a Marketing Technology company where she established and scaled the HR function through the company’s various stages of growth and success. Outside of work, Adrienne is a mom of two young, spirited children that keep her on her toes. She enjoys experimenting in the kitchen with her husband on weekends, documentary films, travel and fitness.

Kaplan brings more than two decades of experience leading high-performing sales teams at some of the world’s most innovative technology companies. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales for a large cybersecurity firm, where he led strategic initiatives and drove international growth by fostering strong client relationships and cross-regional collaboration.

Vanita Pandey is a seasoned Chief Marketing Officer with a proven track record in driving demand generation, elevating brands, and executing impactful go-to-market strategies. A recognized authority in identity and fraud prevention, she has held senior leadership roles including Chief Marketing Officer at Caf, Arkose Labs and Bureau, and VP of Product Marketing at ThreatMetrix (acquired by LexisNexis). At Simility (acquired by PayPal), Vanita spearheaded global branding initiatives and go-to-market execution.
Her experience spans leadership positions at Standard Chartered, ABN Amro, Capital One, and Visa, where she specialized in merchant development and digital marketing strategies. Vanita holds an MBA from UC Irvine and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Delhi.

Igor is passionate about building and empowering teams to create digital products that profoundly transform the way we do ordinary things. He’s got 20 years of experience in Erste Bank Croatia as a Head of Digital development, where he helped the bank to position as a top digital bank in Croatia. He joined Microblink in 2021 as a Managing Director for Croatia, helping the company to transform from a start-up to a product-centric & customer-centric enterprise. He holds a MS in Information and Communication Technology from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia.
Igor is also a proud husband and dad. Even after 20+ years of marriage and 5 children, he is still an incurable romantic. Igor’s passion is dancing, and he is dreaming to make a viral TikTok dance with his youngest daughter.

Radu Tudoran is a technology leader with 15+ years of experience driving innovation across research institutions like INRIA and Argonne National Lab, and global tech companies including Microsoft, Huawei, Amazon, and Onfido. His expertise spans cloud infrastructure, big data, SaaS platforms, and AI-powered enterprise solutions. Radu has led the development of high-performance systems for fraud detection, KYC, and real-time data processing. He’s passionate about turning visionary ideas into scalable products that solve real-world business challenges.