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Rob Leathern

CEO and Cofounder, InfoHawk

Key Expertise
ai policy governance regulation; ai ml for trust and safety; ai enabled advertising tech

Rob Leathern

CEO and Cofounder, InfoHawk

About

Rob Leathern is cofounder of InfoHawk, and spent 6 years working for Google and Facebook/Meta. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. From 2021 to 2023 he led product management for privacy and security at Google as Vice President of Product, protecting billions of users across the company's products. Prior, he led Facebook's (now Meta's) Business Integrity product team, protecting over $80 billion in annual advertising revenue, building the Facebook Ad Library and tools like "Why Am I Seeing This Ad." He previously ran Optimal, Inc., sold in 2013 for $35mm, an early pioneer in programmatic buying and retargeting. He has a computer science and economics degree from Dartmouth College.

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Austin, TX

LANGUAGES

English

Education

B.A., Computer Science and Economics, Dartmouth College; Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

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The technical and philosophical work of keeping AI systems safe, aligned, and trustworthy, including interpretability, bias, and model risk. Experts here help clients understand what responsible AI development actually requires.

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Career History & Qualifications

Careers Timeline

Jan 2026 – Current

Founder and CEO — InfoHawk

 

Apr 2025 – Current

Board Member — CollectiveMetrics.org

 

Mar 2025 – Current

Advisory Board Member — Sustainable Media Center

 

Feb 2024 – Current

Founder — Trust2.ai

Research and consulting about technology, product management, AI, online advertising, privacy, security, trust/safety, and integrity.

 

Nov 2024 – Dec 2025

Affiliate — Harvard University

 

2021 – 2023

Vice President of Product, Privacy and Security — Google LLC

Protected billions of users across all Google products, supporting every product group including Ads, Android/Play, Chrome, Cloud/Workspace, Search, and YouTube.

 

Prior to 2021

Head of Business Integrity Product — Facebook / Meta Platforms, Inc.

Protected over $80 billion in annual advertising revenue; built the Facebook Ad Library and transparency tools like 'Why Am I Seeing This Ad.'

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Boards & Advisory Roles

  • Board Member
    BRAND NETWORKS INC, Oct 2013 - Current

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