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10 YouTube trust and safety experts
These ten current and former YouTube trust and safety staff have worked in trust and safety, content policy, policy enforcement and scaled abuse roles at the company. A reader can learn how trust and safety work is organized at a company like YouTube from people who have done it.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alex Chia
LinkedInExperience: Senior Staff Engineering Analyst Manager - YouTube Trust & Safety · YouTube
Senior Staff Engineering Analyst Manager - YouTube Trust & Safety at YouTube since 2024, based in Singapore. His earlier YouTube Trust & Safety roles were Staff Engineering Analyst Manager (2022–2024), Analytics Manager (2019–2022) and Principal (2017–2019), and he was Principal, Google Trust & Safety at Google (2016–2017).
Caroline Eriksen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Trust & Safety, APAC · YouTube
Former Senior Manager, Trust & Safety, APAC at YouTube (2022–2024), based in Singapore, in the Operations department. She also held the role of EMEA Product Partnerships Manager at YouTube (2019–2022) and held Google Play partnerships roles at Google (2016–2019).
Genoveva Descalzo
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Product Activation for Trust and Safety, YouTube Strategy & Operations · YouTube
Global Head of Product Activation for Trust and Safety, YouTube Strategy & Operations at YouTube since 2023, where the profile says she covers business strategy and go-to-market readiness for YouTube trust and safety products and policies. She was earlier Abuse Product Specialist Manager at YouTube (2018–2023) and held product support roles at Google.
Gokul Roshan
LinkedInExperience: Trust & Safety : Senior Manager - Live stream & Cross Policy · YouTube
Trust & Safety : Senior Manager - Live stream & Cross Policy at YouTube since 2022, based in Dublin, where the profile says he manages a team of policy enforcement managers. He was earlier Manager Quality & Training Operations Trust & Safety (2020–2022) and Quality Manager Trust & Safety (2017–2020) at YouTube.
Jaya Israni
LinkedInExperience: Head - YouTube Trust & Safety Scaled Operations · YouTube
Head - YouTube Trust & Safety Scaled Operations at YouTube since 2020, where the profile says she leads a team focused on enforcing compliance with community guidelines. She was earlier Vendor Operations Manager and Site Lead, YouTube Trust & Safety, Singapore (2018–2020), and held strategist and program roles at Google.
Maxine Raphael
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product and Youth Global Content Policy · YouTube
Head of Product and Youth Global Content Policy at YouTube since 2020, where the profile says she leads global policy development and risk governance for generative AI, youth safety and new product launches. She was also Americas Manager, Enforcement & Operations, Trust & Safety at YouTube (2018–2020).
Michal Wicinski
LinkedInExperience: Staff Manager, Scaled Abuse, Trust & Safety · YouTube
Staff Manager, Scaled Abuse, Trust & Safety at YouTube since 2018, based in San Francisco. The profile says he works on fighting fraud, spam and policy violations on YouTube using SQL, Python, automation and data analysis. He was previously Analyst, Trust and Safety Search at Google (2013–2018).
Mohith Rao Kotagiri
LinkedInExperience: Director, Trust & Safety · YouTube
Director, Trust & Safety at YouTube since 2023, where the profile names him global lead for the adversarial abuse analyst team. His earlier YouTube roles include Senior Staff EQA, Manager (2020–2023), Global Lead Content & Engagement Abuse, YT Trust n Safety Operations (2017–2020) and Interim Lead, YouTube Scaled Abuse Operations (2017).
Niladri Chatterjee
LinkedInExperience: Director, YouTube Trust & Safety · YouTube
Director, YouTube Trust & Safety at YouTube since 2025, based in Singapore, after serving as Manager III (2023–2025), Manager II (2021–2023) and Manager I (2019–2021), YouTube Trust & Safety. Before YouTube he was Global Program Lead, Google Ads at Google (2017–2019).
Pradyut Sethia
LinkedInExperience: Global Vertical Lead, Youtube Trust & Safety · YouTube
Global Vertical Lead, Youtube Trust & Safety at YouTube since 2025, based in Singapore. His earlier YouTube roles were Team Lead, Youtube Trust & Safety (2021–2025) and Policy Enforcement Manager - YouTube Trust & Safety (2019–2021). He was previously a Strategic Partner Manager at Media.net (2017–2018).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's area to your question, since content policy, enforcement operations, abuse analytics and product activation are different jobs inside trust and safety. Consider region and seniority too, since a global leader and a regional specialist see the work from different angles.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do trust and safety teams at a large video platform split work between policy writing and enforcement?
- 02How are scaled abuse problems such as spam and fraud detected and measured?
- 03How does a trust and safety team prepare for the launch of a new product or feature?
Reaching YouTube trust and safety experts
How can I contact one of these YouTube trust and safety experts?
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 1 company: YouTube, 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 YouTube trust and safety experts?
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 YouTube trust and safety experts 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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