Siva G. Narendra is CEO of tyfone, Inc., a digital banking technology company in Portland, Oregon, he co-founded in 2004. Dr. Narendra has served as its CEO since 2011. Dr. Narendra is an inventor with more than 100 patents. Inventions he patented have led to the launch of OneIDLab, a digital security company, and iCashe, a digital payment fintech. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Dr. Narendra was a Senior Staff Scientist at Intel’s Corporate Technology Group where his contributions led to the issuance of 75 patents.
Dr. Narendra is a published author and has more than 60 peer-reviewed papers. In addition to serving on the boards of the two technology companies he co-founded, tyfone, Inc. and iCashe, Dr. Narendra is on the board of OnPoint Community CU Foundation and was a board member at OnPoint Community Credit Union from 2017 to 2020. Dr. Narendra holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Narendra’s experience, as indicated by his background, support his qualifications to serve as an Independent Director on our Board of Directors. He currently serves as vice chair of the Risk and Compliance Committee.