Speaker Bios and Photos • Aaron Parecki

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Please feel free to use the one you find most appropriate for your situation.</p> <p>How do you pronounce my name?</p> <p><audio src="aaron-parecki-pronunciation.mp3" controls></audio></p> <h2>Okta</h2> <p>Aaron Parecki is Director of Identity Standards at Okta with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He is active in multiple standards development organizations (SDOs), including IETF, OpenID Foundation, and W3C. He is an editor of <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-oauth-v2-1/">OAuth 2.1</a> along with several other OAuth specifications, and co-chairs the <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/scim/about/">SCIM</a> working group at IETF, and the <a href="https://openid.net/wg/ipsie/">IPSIE</a> working group at the OpenID Foundation. He has taught the fundamentals of OAuth and online security to thousands of developers worldwide through his book <a href="https://oauth2simplified.com">OAuth 2.0 Simplified</a> as well as <a href="https://oauth2simplified.com/course">video courses</a> and live online trainings.</p> <h2>OAuth</h2> <p>Aaron Parecki is Director of Identity Standards at Okta. He is the author of <a href="https://oauth2simplified.com">OAuth 2.0 Simplified</a>, and maintains <a href="https://oauth.net">oauth.net</a>. He regularly writes and gives talks about OAuth and online security. He is a member of the <a href="https://aaronparecki.com/oauth/">OAuth working group</a>, and is the co-founder of <a href="https://indieweb.org">IndieWebCamp</a>, a conference focusing on data ownership and online identity. Aaron has spoken at conferences around the world about OAuth, data ownership, quantified self, and home automation, and his work has been featured in Wired, Fast Company and more.</p> <h2>Video Production / YouTube</h2> <p>Aaron Parecki is an educator and content creator, and hosts a weekly livestream on <a href="https://youtube.com/aaronpk">his YouTube channel</a> to help people level up their livestreaming and live video production. With over half a decade of experience filming corporate events and conferences, he uses his expertise with the Blackmagic ATEM switchers and other hardware to help people build up their own studios. You can learn more about Aaron at <a href="https://aaronpk.tv">aaronpk.tv</a>.</p> <h2>IndieWeb</h2> <p>Aaron Parecki is the co-founder of <a href="https://indieweb.org/">IndieWebCamp</a>, an annual unconference on data ownership and online identity. Aaron helps people own their online content by creating specs such as the W3C <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/">Webmention</a> and <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/micropub/">Micropub</a> specifications. He also participates in the OAuth working group, maintains <a href="https://oauth.net">oauth.net</a>, and wrote <a href="https://oauth2simplified.com/">OAuth 2.0 Simplified</a>. He has spoken at conferences around the world about OAuth, data ownership, quantified self, and even explained <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGVJ0eXTRpw">why R is a vowel</a>.</p> <h3>Long Bio</h3> <p>Aaron Parecki is the co-founder of <a href="https://indieweb.org/">IndieWebCamp</a>, a yearly conference on data ownership and online identity. He is the editor of the W3C <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/webmention/">Webmention</a> and <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/micropub/">Micropub</a> specifications, maintains <a href="https://oauth.net">oauth.net</a>, and wrote <a href="https://oauth2simplified.com/">OAuth 2.0 Simplified</a>. He has spoken at conferences around the world about OAuth, data ownership, quantified self, and even explained <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGVJ0eXTRpw">why R is a vowel</a>.</p> <p>Aaron has tracked his location continuously since 2008. He made Inc. magazine鈥檚 "30 under 30" list as CTO and co-founder of Geoloqi, a location-based software company acquired by Esri. His work has been featured in Wired, Fast Company, and more. Aaron holds a BS in computer science from University of Oregon and lives in Portland, Oregon.</p> <h2 id="photos">Photos</h2> <p><img src="https://aaronparecki.com/speaker-bios-and-photos/aaronpk-2021.jpg" width="100%"></p> <p><img src="https://aaronparecki.com/speaker-bios-and-photos/aaronpk1366.jpg" width="100%"></p> <p><img src="https://aaronparecki.com/speaker-bios-and-photos/aaronpk-okta-square.jpg" alt="aaronpk" /></p> </div> </div> <div class="metaline pad"> <a href="https://aaronparecki.com/speaker-bios-and-photos" class="u-url">permalink</a> </div> <a class="u-author" href="/"></a> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </div> <div class="responses" id="responses"> <form class="webmention-form ui form" action="https://webmention.io/aaronpk/webmention" method="post"> <div class="fields"> <div class="twelve wide field"> <label>Have you written a <a href="https://indieweb.org/responses">response</a> to this? 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I maintain <a href="https://oauth.net/">oauth.net</a>, <a href="/oauth/">write and consult about OAuth</a>, and participate in the OAuth Working Group at the IETF. I also help people learn about <a href="https://aaronpk.tv">video production and livestreaming</a>. (<a href="/bio/">detailed bio</a>)</p> <p>I've been <a href="/gps/">tracking my location</a> since 2008 and I wrote <a href="https://100.aaronparecki.com/">100 songs in 100 days</a>. 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