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 Board, the Technology Coalition’s Board of Directors, and is a member of the Power of Zero Steering Committee, a non-profit fighting online bullying, hate and violence. Prior to her role at Snap, Beauchere spent nearly 22 years at Microsoft Corp., serving as that company's and industry's first Chief Online Safety Officer. She previously represented Microsoft as part of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism and held seats on the boards of directors of the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Family Online Safety Institute. In August 2021, Beauchere was named a Member of the British Empire for her work in combating illegal and harmful content online, including child sexual exploitation and abuse imagery. 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.
