Matthijs Hoekstra
Tech Partnerships Manager at TBD
Overijssel, Netherlands
Summary
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SeniorMatthijs Hoekstra is a seasoned tech partnerships manager and identity specialist with over 20 years in enterprise software development, product management, and developer advocacy. He has spent much of his career at Microsoft building developer ecosystems, driving developer experience for identity platforms, and taking Decentralized Identity from prototype to global partner-led production deployments. Now at TBD (Block), he focuses on enabling Web5 developers and decentralized finance through standards like DIDs and verifiable credentials while building partner programs and real-world integrations. Known as a trusted advisor who can bridge deep technical details to CxO strategy, he excels at demystifying security for skeptical developer and admin audiences. A quick adopter of new tech, he combines hands-on architecture experience with community-building and training that consistently turns early standards into market-ready solutions.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
English, German, Dutch
Stackoverflow
397reputation
3kreached
10answers
3questions
Github Skills (163)
verifiable10
windows10
ipfs10
verifiable-credentials10
active-directory10
azure10
credentials10
overlay10
azure-active-directory10
desktop10
uwp-apps9
identity9
microsoft-azure9
microsoft-store9
azure-storage9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
Azure-Samples/active-directory-verifiable-credentials-dotnet
Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:11 reviews, 79 commits, 21 PRs in 1 year
azure-active-directoryverifiableconsumeverifiable-credentialsdirectory
Azure-Samples/active-directory-verifiable-credentials
May 2020 - Sep 2022
A code sample demonstrating how to use Azure Active Directory's preview functionality to issue and consume verifiable credentials.
Contributions:4 reviews, 77 commits, 44 PRs in 2 years 3 months
azure-active-directoryverifiableconsumeverifiable-credentialsdirectory
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