Proof of Trust Accreditation
Independent certification that participating systems meet privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance standards — continuously, not just at onboarding.
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Affiliates
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Why Accreditation Matters
Every privacy network, data exchange, and AI collaboration depends on trust — but trust today is based on contracts and promises, not verification. An organization says it’s HIPAA compliant. A partner claims its encryption meets standards. A vendor says it won’t misuse your data. How do you verify any of that — continuously, across jurisdictions, at scale?
Proof of Trust Accreditation provides independent, verifiable certification that participating systems meet the standards they claim — for privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, data quality, and interoperability. Not once at signup. Continuously.
What Gets Certified
A healthcare system joining the Lōkahi Accelerator needs to prove its data handling meets HIPAA requirements, its encryption meets current standards, and its consent management follows the rules patients agreed to. Proof of Trust Accreditation verifies all of that — and re-verifies it continuously, not just at onboarding.
The same framework works across industries. A financial institution proves regulatory compliance. A sustainability project proves its carbon credit provenance is legitimate. An AI company proves its training data was lawfully obtained. One accreditation framework, adapted to each domain’s requirements.
Trusted Network Accreditation Program
The Trusted Network Accreditation Program (TNAP) is the operational arm of Proof of Trust Accreditation. TNAP provides neutral governance and certified regulatory compliance for privacy-preserving data sharing, analytics, and coordination — including frameworks aligned with HIPAA, GDPR, the 21st Century Cures Act, and TEFCA.
TNAP has been in development since 2019, making it one of the longest-running EP3 initiatives.
Get Involved
Healthcare systems, financial institutions, technology providers, compliance specialists, and auditing firms — help build the trust framework the network depends on.
Two ways to participate. Apply to join the Accreditation Program to help define and validate standards across industries, certify systems for privacy-preserving data sharing, and build the governance framework organizations can trust. Or record your contributions through QPN Catalyst — no signup required; CC an email address and your introductions, meetings, and partnerships are tracked.
Team and Affiliates
Members · 22
Jonathan Hare
WebShield CEO, President, and Co-Founder
Board Member
Rich Muth
WebShield CTO and Co-Founder
EP3 CTO
Sanjeev Dheer
CENTRL CEO & Founder
Gerry Stegmaier
Partner, Reed Smith LLP
Ramsey Hanna
Partner, Reed Smith
Board Member
Lee Barrett
Commission Executive Director, DirectTrust
Board Member
Patricia Hammar
PKH Enterprises CEO
EP3 Foundation Chief Compliance Officer
Stan Trepetin, PhD, CISSP, CEH, GIAC (GWEB)
IT Security Leader
Board Member
Jack Lewin MD
Administrator, Hawaii State Health Planning & Development Agency
Board Chair
Soli Zadeh
Director of Ecosystem Development, EP3 Foundation
Board Member
Matthew Holt
Executive Director, EP3 Foundation
Board Member
Marsali S. Hancock
EP3 Foundation CEO and President
Board Member
Michael Rich, MD, MPH
Founder and Director, Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Childrens Hospital
Marcus Osborne
former SVP Healthcare, Walmart
Jim Karkanias
CEO, Cogitech.ai
Tim Stitely
AWS Global Health & Non-Profit Organizations
David Worrall
Founder, Qu-Aid, Technical Advisor, Quside
Richie Saville
CEO, Multiversant
Board Member
Thomas Tauzin
Managing Director
Head of Government Affairs
Bjorn Hjelm
Senior Identity Architect, Yubico, OpenID Foundation
Elinela Perez Perez
IP | Privacy | International Law
Global Privacy, EP3 Foundation
Jens Ingelstedt
LabLab Head of AI Accelerators
Affiliates · 22
WebShield
Milliman
ICON Plc
Tempus AI
Compliant Minds
Hawaii SHPDA
New Native
Finaya
Center on Media & Child Health
Center on Media & Child Health logo
Palm Global Tech
ProNatura International
Cambridge Frontier Technology Labs
Cambridge Frontier Technology Labs logo
