There's a version of platform safety research that happens entirely from the outside — reading policy documents, analyzing regulatory frameworks, mapping what should happen. That work matters. But it misses something.
It misses what it actually feels like to be inside the system. The friction that doesn't show up in user research sessions. The edge cases that only appear after hundreds of interactions. The design decisions that seem fine in a product review and create real consequences for real people in the field.
That operator-level experience became the foundation for ComplianceRise, an independent platform safety research initiative I founded in 2021. The premise was simple: the most meaningful safety research starts with people who've actually experienced what they're analyzing.
What followed was five industries, four published case studies, and a research methodology that moves from user observation all the way to executive-ready remediation strategy. Youth safety on social commerce platforms. Credential vulnerability at fintech onboarding flows. A nine-figure compliance alignment gap in e-commerce. And AI safety research into context manipulation patterns — formally disclosed before publication.
The work has always carried the same underlying belief: when a platform is designed with the full picture in mind — what the policy requires and what people actually experience — the gap closes. Everyone benefits. Platform teams reduce regulatory exposure. Users encounter experiences that actually work the way they should. And trust — the thing both sides need — becomes something platforms can genuinely earn.
I'm looking for teams who share that belief and want someone who can bring both the research rigor and the practitioner insight to the table.