Steve Lappenbusch, Ph.D.

Dr. Steve Lappenbusch currently manages identity fraud market planning and product strategy for the Government division of LexisNexis Risk Solutions.  At LexisNexis, Dr. Lappenbusch has used identity analysis to create solutions preventing millions in tax fraud, debt evasion, Medicaid fraud, welfare fraud, and he has recently advised Congressional committees on identity fraud.   His current focus is on digging up the underground economy to help the government close the tax gap.  Prior to LexisNexis, Dr. Lappenbusch did research funded by the National Science Foundation and user research for IBM and Microsoft.  His Ph.D. is from the University of Washington, College of Engineering in Human Centered Design & Engineering where his dissertation investigated systems design in high risk, emerging environments.