Security and compliance
10 heads of trust and safety
These ten heads of trust and safety lead or have led trust and safety functions at online platforms and apps. A reader can learn how platforms approach trust and safety from people who have led it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aaron Rodericks
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust and Safety · Bluesky Social
Head of Trust and Safety at Bluesky Social since 2024, where the profile says he built the trust and safety function from scratch as one of the company's earliest employees. He was previously Trust & Safety Co-Lead Head of Threat Disruption at Twitter (2019–2024).
Anis Chebbi
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust & Safety · Tandem - Language Exchange
Head of Trust & Safety at Tandem - Language Exchange since 2025, where the profile says he owns policy, moderation, automation and integrity. Earlier roles include Sr. Manager, Trust and Safety, EU at Rover.com (2024–2025), Online Safety Policy Manager at Ofcom (2023–2024), Sr. Product Trust Partner at Twitter (2021–2023) and Policy Enforcement Manager - Youtube at Google (2020–2021).
Brett Farmer
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust & Safety · Coinbase
Head of Trust & Safety at Coinbase since 2024, where the profile says he leads an organization spanning investigations, product launch review and brand protection, with a global team of managers, analysts, investigators and engineers. He earlier held trust and safety operations roles at Coinbase (2021–2024) and at Uber (2018–2021).
Catherine Knapp
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust & Safety · GoDaddy
Head of Trust & Safety at GoDaddy since 2025, where the profile says she leads global teams preventing abuse and combating online harm. She was earlier Head of Trust & Safety, Head of Community at Nextdoor (2020–2025) and held Director, Sr. Director and Vice President, Trust & Safety roles at Tripadvisor (2007–2019).
Emer Cassidy
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust and Safety · Zalando
Head of Trust and Safety at Zalando since 2025, based in Germany. Before Zalando she was Head of Systemic Risk Compliance (2024–2025) and Policy Director - Regional Policy, EMEA (2021–2024) at TikTok, and Policy Manager - Business Products at Facebook (2017–2021).
Jeff Sen
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust and Safety · WeTransfer
Head of Trust and Safety at WeTransfer since 2021, where the profile says he is part of the security team and works with law enforcement agencies, industry partners and NGOs to combat online threats. He was earlier Vice President Of Customer Support at WeTransfer (2017–2021).
Matt Halprin
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Head of Trust & Safety · YouTube
Vice President, Global Head of Trust & Safety at YouTube since 2017, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The profile also lists a role as Vice President, Global Trust & Safety at eBay, responsible for trust and safety for about 30 eBay marketplace sites globally.
Mike Reiter-Skolnick
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust & Safety · Handshake
Head of Trust & Safety at Handshake since 2024 and former Head of Trust & Safety at Whatnot (2023–2024), based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was earlier Senior Director of Business Operations and Strategy, Trust and Safety at Twitch (2018–2023) and Product Lead, Solutions, Digital Rights Operations at Facebook (2017–2018).
Sophie Walsh
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Trust & Safety · Depop
Former Global Head of Trust & Safety at Depop (2023–2025) and Global Director Trust & Safety at Depop since 2025, based in the Oxford area. She earlier held integrity and risk roles at Oxfam, including Global Deputy Director Integrity and Ethics (2020–2023) and Global Head of Risk & Assurance (2018–2020).
Zandy Ring
LinkedInExperience: Head of Trust & Safety Automattic · Automattic
Head of Trust & Safety Automattic at Automattic since 2025, where the profile says she leads a global team on platform integrity, user protection and policy enforcement across Tumblr and WordPress.com. Her earlier Automattic roles include COO, Tumblr (2022–2025) and Director of Happiness Experience (2020–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's platform type to your question, since a video platform, a marketplace, a social network and a file-sharing service face different abuse problems. Consider team size and company stage too, since building a first trust and safety team differs from running a large one.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What does a trust and safety function need first when a platform is building it from scratch?
- 02How do you split responsibility between policy, operations, investigations and product within trust and safety?
- 03How do you decide which abuse problems get priority when resources are limited?
Reaching heads of trust and safety
How can I contact one of these heads of trust and safety?
Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Bluesky Social, Tandem - Language Exchange and Coinbase, based on profile data retrieved on October 9, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach heads of trust and safety?
You choose the offer, starting at $5 per person. It includes Instant Expert's 20% fee, so an offer that pays the person $100 costs you $125. You're charged only when the person books the call or sends the answer.
What if they don't reply?
You pay nothing. Instant Expert sends follow-up reminders, and if the person hasn't booked or answered within 7 days, the request expires and any hold on your card is released. You can invite several of the 10 people on this list at once and cap your total spend, so you pay only for the ones who accept.
Can an AI agent ask one of these heads of trust and safety a question?
Yes. An agent with a USDC wallet on Base can ask one question without an Instant Expert account. It names the person, for example by the LinkedIn URL on this page, and pays per ask over x402 (HTTP 402). The person answers in writing or by voice note, and if nobody answers within 7 days, the payment goes back to the wallet automatically. x402 docs
About this directory
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