KATSH DIGITAL ID - Key Persons


Eli Farhood - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
A FINRA licensed trader and financial market analyst that has co-managed portfolios for over two decades in multiple financial hubs. In his career, Eli gained a deep knowledge of cybercrime and money laundering. After becoming an identity theft victim, he created Katsh to solve a problem affecting hundreds of millions of people.

Joe Farhood - CTO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • CTO
Joe is a serial entrepreneur. He had his first startup at age 21, sold security software to thousands of clients at age 25, and had a successful exit at age 31. Having had several endeavors in the use of hardware and time-based variable passwords, Joe now holds pending-patents in human detection, communication security and a biometric human analysis.

Jonathan Nystrom

Job Titles:
  • GTM & Sales Strategy
A lifetime of experience in business. Three successful exits. A couple of abject failures. A few businesses in between. I have learned across industries, functions, markets, and approaches. I bring the perspective that business owners and operators often lack.

Niki Haines

Nicolette has flourished as a marketing professional, accumulating extensive experience in various roles within the cybersecurity industry and beyond. She is passionate and excited to contribute to Katsh's mission by shaping the future of identity access management.

Nitin Gaur

Job Titles:
  • Business & Technology
Senior leader who designs and develops enterprise infrastructures and applications for Fortune 500 companies globally. After leading at IBM for more than 22 years, Nitin currently is the global head of digital assets at State Street Bank where he is focused on the ongoing transformation of financial services into the new digital economy.