Statement: I served as the General Chair of CRYPTO 2019 and on the board of IACR the last two years. If you give me the opportunity, I would like to continue my service on the board towards:

• Making our community free of harassment and discrimination
• Advocating the needs of our evolving community and the next generation of researchers
• Promoting science and adhering to scientific principles that are core to our fields existence and philosophy

I am part of the steering committee of the effort to standardize zero-knowledge proofs and been an IACR member since 2008. Please dont hesitate to reach out to me (muthuv@cs.rochester.edu) if you have any questions regarding my positions/ideologies.