About Q5id
Headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon. Q5id and Q5id Guardian are both led by an all-star team.
Our Team
Our executive team brings expertise from some of the world’s leading identity, security and technology companies.
Steve founded Q5id in April 2018 and serves as our CEO and Chairman. Prior to Q5id, Steve founded SureID, Inc, the leading provider of identity management and access control solutions for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. In 1987, Mr. Larson founded Unicru, Inc. Unicru was the leader in Human Capital Management (HCM) automation technology and was among Oregon’s fastest-growing private companies prior to its acquisition by Kronos, Inc. for $150 million. Steve is an accomplished CEO and is recognized nationally for his business leadership. Steve has participated on boards of several technology companies and has assisted in both funding and executive recruitment.
Dominic O’Dierno is the EVP of Strategic Development and co-founder of Q5id. In 2001, he co-founded SureID, Inc., the leading provider of identity management and access control solutions for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, serving as its Senior VP of Strategic Development. Dominic was responsible for SureID’s intellectual property, strategic partnerships, capital funding requirements and investor relations. Prior to SureID, he was VP and co-founder of Peregrine Holdings, Ltd. (“PHL”), involved in the acquisition, merger, and re-organization of privately held companies with sales up to $150 million. Dominic has over 30 years of experience in strategic development, operations, and capitalization strategy, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from the University of Oregon, receiving multiple Dean’s list honors, merit-based scholarships, and other recognition.
Brian Grant is the Chief Financial Officer at Q5id. In this role, he leads finance, accounting, and human resources. With over 25 years of experience as a financial executive, Brian has worked in several industries, including software, high tech, telecommunications, medical supplies, and manufacturing. Before Q5id, Brian was a partner for a regional CPA firm where he managed and rapidly grew the firm’s emerging and growth clients who had complex capital structures and were involved with domestic and international expansion, and mergers and acquisitions. Brian led the firm’s transaction services practice, providing all aspects of buy-side and sell-side due diligence for private equity and strategic clients. He also held significant executive leadership roles, including the firm’s innovation and expansion committee, which analyzed existing and future firm investments in service lines and geographies. As CFO at a technologies firm, Brian led the entities incubation division, developed business plans, raised capital, and provided development for early-stage technology companies.
Tony Clem is an esteemed author and sought-after global speaker, sharing his firsthand knowledge and expertise on risk management, cyber security incident response, and IT systems planning. He is a contributing author to multiple technical and business journals including the SANS Institute and numerous Technical White Papers.
With his in-depth technical knowledge, Anthony is able to help companies navigate the complex government-mandates and business standards associated with platforms such as; PCI DSS, HIPAA, EU Privacy, SSAE 18, CIS, CSA, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, GLB, SOX, NERC CIP, and FedRAMP.
Tony is an innovative and forward-thinking leader with a mission to effectively lead teams and improve corporate security measures on a large, global scale while spearheading the development and implementation of data security projects deploying and evaluating systems aimed at quality and efficiency improvement.
Dianna has more than 20 years of sales experience in B2B and B2C environments, working across multiple channels including Direct Sales, Retail, Indirect B2B & National Sales. Dianna currently leads Strategic Partnerships, Sales & Business Development for Q5id, and is responsible for revenue generation and brand partnership monetization. Prior to joining Q5id, Dianna was VP of Strategic Partnerships at SureID, responsible for the development and implementation of key strategic relationships across the business.
Debbie Bingham joined Q5id as Vice President of Marketing in 2022. Debbie developed and is executing all aspects of Q5id’s marketing and PR strategy to achieve both short and long-term strategic and financial objectives. During her career, she has developed and managed a range of B2B and B2C business and marketing strategies for startups in e-commerce, hospitality, CPGs, and media. Prior to joining Q5id, she led the launch and development of the renowned hospitality platform, VEGAS.com. She’s also served as Chief Revenue Officer at One Degree World, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Sundance Helicopters, and as a Director of Advertising at Condé Net. Her volunteer work includes serving on the non-profit boards of Win-Win Entertainment and Miracle League.
Our Board
Steve founded Q5id in April 2018 and serves as our CEO and Chairman. Prior to Q5id, Steve founded SureID, Inc, the leading provider of identity management and access control solutions for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. In 1987, Mr. Larson founded Unicru, Inc. Unicru was the leader in Human Capital Management (HCM) automation technology and was among Oregon’s fastest-growing private companies prior to its acquisition by Kronos, Inc. for $150 million. Steve is an accomplished CEO and is recognized nationally for his business leadership. Steve has participated on boards of several technology companies and has assisted in both funding and executive recruitment.
Michael serves on the board of directors and as an executive in residence (XIR) for several significant companies spanning industries.
He has served on a range of corporate boards from startups and fast growth pre-IPO companies to publicly traded companies.
Michael serves as strategic advisor to CEO’s of several public global technology, aerospace, and defense corporations.
Michael is the former Global Chief Information Officer, Chief Digital Officer, and President (HCS) of the global EchoStar/EchoStar International/Dish Network/Hughes/SlingTV, etc family of companies. He was one of the very first people ever, to serve as a Chief Digital Officer for a major global corporation.
Michael served as a corporate officer on 6 other major corporations. He has startup and M&A experience in the billions of dollars. He is a partner at New Republic Studios.
Michael is the co-founder of the public/private National Cyber Security Center (NCC) and the former founder and Chairman of the NCC’s Rapid Response Center (NCC/RRC).
He is a former board member of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). Michael has been a senior advisor for several state Governors and United State Senators, on both sides of the aisle.
In 2010, he was named to the Forty under 40 award.
Michael is a two-time winner of the NASA award for engineering excellence and the United States Air Force Award of Engineering Excellence.
In his spare time, he enjoys health-related service work, flying aerobatic aircraft, and data driven longevity research.
A Certified Protection Professional, Mr. Humphrey is Owner and President of Humphrey & Company. He evaluates homeland security preparedness, deterrence, business continuity, consequence management, the introduction of leading-edge security technology, and similar initiatives and activities at the municipal, state, national, international and organizational levels.
After retiring from the U.S. Military Police with accelerated promotions and numerous U.S. and foreign awards and decorations, he was one of the highest pure revenue generators at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and was head of security at Xerox Corporation. He served as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
He has held every leadership position within ASIS-International, and is co-founder, past president and former board member of the International Security Management Association (ISMA). He is a co-founder of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime Unit Industry Information Group, and has served on the advisory council of the U.S. Financial Fraud Center of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), the Board of Directors of the National Cargo Security Association, and the President’s Commission on Drug Control.
A frequent speaker at leading police, intelligence, and security summits (both domestically and internationally) he has also participated in fact-finding inquiries for the U.S. Department of State and was a serving member of its Accountability Review Board (ARB).
He has held adjunct or full professorships of security and police management programs at Northeastern University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Monroe Community College, State University of New York, and Bocconi University. He was also involved with New York State’s Comprehensive Education and Training Act (CETA) programs.
He has served as a board member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Foundation; committee chairperson of the U.S. Department of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC); and members of the (U.S.) President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), and the National Counterintelligence Center (NACIC). He currently serves on the Naples’ (Florida) Citizen Police Review Board.
He has a Masters of Public Administration Degree from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School (New York), an undergraduate degree from Norwich University (Vermont), and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College.
He has provided background material for a number of espionage and intelligence fictional books, and was the main character in a fictionalized novel several years ago. He was one of the subjects of a definitive 60-Minutes Special, as well as a similar BBC documentary concerning transnational and counter-terrorism. He has also co-authored “What Corporate America Needs to Know About Bioterrorism, in The Executive’s Desk Book on Corporate Risks and Response for Homeland Security” (National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 2003).
John Blair is the retired Senior VP of The Juice Plus+ Company, a Marketer of plant-based Nutritional Products. John was born and raised in Southern California. He has an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from UCLA.
John started his career in 1970 as a CPA with Price Waterhouse in Los Angeles.
In 1979 John took on the challenge of reorganizing and revitalizing the struggling Yokohama Tire Corp. of North America. The company doubled sales every year for four straight years and returned to profitability. Yokohama Tire Corp. is now a $Billion+ enterprise.
In 1984 John became a Managing Director of Geneva Corporation, a pioneer in Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions where he was involved in the sale of over 100 small businesses.
John joined The Juice Plus+ Company (formerly, NSA, LLC) in 1989 as the VP of Corporate Development. In 1992, John spearheaded the development of the first “whole food based” dietary supplement, JuicePlus+®, which has since become the largest selling nutrition product in a capsule in the world. Part of that product’s success is due the support of 47 Independent, Peer-Reviewed, Published Clinical Research Projects that have been conducted in some of the most prestigious Universities and Research Centers around the world.
John is currently Chairman of the Board of Habitat for Humanity in the Rocky Mountains from Aspen to Parachute (The Roaring fork Valley and much of the Western Slope). During his tenure the Habitat affiliate has gone from building two homes per year to 20; from being cash poor to $1 million in the bank; we built a 60,000 sq. ft. ReStore 5 years ago that now sells $400,000/month in used furniture and employs 50 people. Our current homes are all “Net Zero” with the ultimate goal of being “Carbon Neutral”.
John was previously on the Board of Directors of the Council for Responsible Nutrition in Washington, DC – the leading trade association for the Nutritional Supplement Industry. He was Chair in 2013 and 2014. He is a frequent speaker on health, fitness and whole food-based nutrition to audiences around the world.
John strives to live an active and healthy lifestyle, and is an avid golfer and skier. He was formerly a world-ranked Masters Handball player earning 15 U.S. National Handball Championships.
