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Alvaro Peon Sanchez

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Head of Identity Fraud Products at Socure
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Alvaro is a technology leader at Socure, where he heads the Identity Fraud Products division. With over 20 years of experience, he focuses on leveraging AI and data decisioning platforms to combat fraud. His background includes product leadership at Ekata (a Mastercard company) and an MBA from UC Berkeley, Haas.

Colleagues describe Alvaro as approachable and excited about new ideas. A self-professed curious person, he enjoys understanding how things work, from technology to business. A blog post reveals he and his partner have a daughter through surrogacy, highlighting a significant personal journey.

He is passionate about creating new fraud prevention models, believing current industry standards are insufficient to handle industrialized, AI-accelerated threats.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Head of Identity Fraud Products
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
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AI in Fraud Prevention
His recent focus at Socure is on using AI, graph data, and advanced models to combat the "industrialization" of identity fraud.
Identity Verification
His career at Socure and Ekata has centered on leading products that verify digital identities to prevent online fraud and build trust.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Head of Identity Fraud Products
Socure
10-2021 - 3-2025
Vice President Of Product Management
Ekata, a Mastercard company
5-2019 - 10-2021
Sr. Director of Product Management
Ekata, a Mastercard company
8-2018 - 4-2019
Director of Product Management
Whitepages
4-2017 - 7-2018
Sr Product Manager
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Education
2011 - 2014
MBA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
1999 - 2004
Computer Systems Engineer
Tecnológico de Monterrey
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