Jacqueline Beauchere, MBE

Global Head of Platform, Snap Inc.

Jacqueline Beauchere joined Snap Inc. in September 2021 as the company’s first Global Head of Platform Safety, responsible for various aspects of Snap’s online safety strategy and engagement with external audiences. Beauchere represents the technology industry on the international Policy Board of the WeProtect Global Alliance and represents Snap on INHOPE’s Advisory Council and the Funding Council of the Internet Watch Foundation. She is also a member of Power of Zero’s Steering Committee, a non-profit fighting online bullying, hate, and violence. Prior to her role at Snap, Beauchere spent 22 years at Microsoft Corp., serving as that company’s and the tech industry’s first Chief Online Safety Officer. While at Microsoft, Beauchere created a number of innovative programs and campaigns designed to raise awareness of online risks and help educate consumers about how best to protect themselves and their families online.

She previously represented Microsoft as part of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), and held seats on the boards of directors of the National Cyber Security Alliance, the Family Online Safety Institute, and The Technology Coalition. In August 2021, Beauchere was named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her work in combating illegal and harmful content online, including child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Prior to working in the tech sector, Beauchere was an attorney in private practice. A second-career lawyer, she spent 12 years as a real-time financial news correspondent and editor-in-charge, primarily with Reuters America, Inc., in New York.

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