Riley Hughes

Co-founder & CEO

Riley Hughes is the co-founder and CEO at Trinsic, the first identity acceptance network with over 95 million verified users. Trinsic helps businesses verify users 10x faster by leveraging the digital IDs they already have—bringing together reusable identity, verifiable credentials, and government-issued IDs into a simple API. With deep industry expertise and a passion for making identity more accessible and seamless, Riley combines strategic vision with hands-on experience to help businesses navigate the evolving landscape of trust and verification. Riley frequently shares insights on decentralized identity, IDtech, and startups through his writing and podcast.