Thorn Welcomes Two New Board Members

We’re thrilled to announce the addition of two distinctive leaders to Thorn’s Board of Administrators: Mike Abbott and John Bennett. Their mixed wealth of expertise in know-how, synthetic intelligence, cybersecurity, and little one safety can be invaluable as we proceed our work to defend kids from sexual abuse and exploitation within the digital age. 

Mike Abbott

Mike Abbott brings in depth experience in product improvement, engineering management, and scaling know-how infrastructure. His background contains government roles at Basic Motors, Apple, and Twitter, in addition to enterprise capital expertise with Kleiner Perkins. Mike’s deep understanding of cloud providers, synthetic intelligence, and large-scale engineering can be essential as we proceed to construct and enhance know-how designed to guard kids and make the web safer.

I’m thrilled and honored to be becoming a member of the board of Thorn. I’ve labored with the corporate over the past couple of years, and am now trying ahead to straight taking part within the execution on their mission to assist shield childhood pleasure.

John Bennett

John Bennett joins us with over 30 years of distinguished service in regulation enforcement, together with management roles on the FBI. His experience spans cybersecurity, crimes in opposition to kids, digital forensics, and international regulation enforcement partnerships. John’s expertise working with organizations like INTERPOL, EUROPOL, and the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Kids can be instrumental in strengthening our collaborations with investigators and different companions within the little one safety area.

I’m honored and humbled to be a part of the Thorn crew.  The safety of kids stays a precedence in my life and I do know the fervour and professionalism Thorn brings to this disaster is vital to defending victims and enabling Regulation Enforcement.

Mike and John be a part of our current board members:

Sara Clemens, Interim Board ChairErnie Allen – World Skilled on Baby Safety, Founding Chairman of WeProtect World AllianceSuzanne Bell – Accomplice at Covington & BurlingVanessa Kanu – CFO of  AptarGroupJulie Cordua – CEO of ThornNeelie Kroes – Former VP of the European Fee

The addition of Mike and John to our board strengthens Thorn’s skill to innovate, scale our impression, and navigate the complicated panorama of kid safety within the digital age. 

We lengthen a heat welcome to Mike and John and stay up for their contributions in advancing Thorn’s mission. Collectively, we are going to proceed to construct a world the place each little one could be protected, curious, and completely happy.