Advisory & Fractional Leadership

AI Risk, Safety & Compliance Advisory for Product Teams

I partner with founders and product leaders to launch AI-powered features safely, navigate complex regulation, and build products that earn lasting trust.

Request a Risk & Safety Consult

Typically responding within 2–3 business days.

About Fay

My goal is to help you move faster with AI, while reducing legal, regulatory, and PR risk.
With over two decades of experience in product management and consumer product innovation, I focus on fostering trust, safety, and meaningful connection in digital spaces. I’ve led trust, safety, AI governance, and regulatory compliance work at global platforms including Facebook/Meta, X (formerly Twitter), Nextdoor, and LinkedIn.

As a Senior Principal Product Manager at LinkedIn, my work has spanned cross-cutting trust and safety initiatives and company-wide regulatory compliance strategy. In 2024, I joined Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center as an Applied Social Media Lab fellow, where my research and product development focused on depolarization and increasing civility online. As part of that work, I helped launch CLR:SKY, an AI-powered civility layer for Bluesky. I bring a blend of product strategy, behavior-change design, and hands-on experience building large-scale safety systems to every engagement, helping teams move from abstract “risk” conversations to concrete product decisions.

Selected Experience

  • Senior Principal PM, Trust & Regulatory Compliance – LinkedIn
  • Head of Product, Neighborhood Vitality – Nextdoor
  • Director of Product Management, Trust & Safety – X (formerly Twitter)
  • Product Lead for Facebook’s Oversight Board & youth wellbeing – Meta
  • Fellow, Berkman Klein Center’s Applied Social Media Lab – Harvard
  • Founder of Deliberate Discourse & principal of Red Balloon Ideas

How I Can Help

I work with AI-first startups, platforms with user-generated content, and teams operating in regulated or reputationally sensitive spaces (health, finance, dating, online gaming, education, youth).

AI Risk & Safety Diagnostic

2–3 week focused engagement - Best for teams preparing to ship or announce new AI features.

A rapid, actionable review of your AI-powered features and safety posture before launch.
  • Review of product flows, AI use cases, and user journeys
  • Assessment of safety, abuse, and integrity risks
  • High-level review of regulatory exposure (DSA, GDPR, Brazil ECA Digital, etc.)
  • 30/60/90-day risk mitigation plan and board-ready summary


Fractional Head of AI Risk, Safety & Compliance

Ongoing executive-level support

Hands-on leadership for organizations that need senior guidance but don’t yet need – or can’t yet hire – a full-time safety or compliance executive.

  • Product safety guardrails for AI and core features
  • Policy-to-product translation and implementation
  • Lightweight governance models and documentation
  • Launch reviews, enforcement strategies, and escalation paths

Typically 8–12 hours per week, tailored to your stage and roadmap.


Safety & Governance Office Hours

Flexible advisory support -- Ideal for Seed–Series A companies or smaller product teams.

A lighter-weight retainer for early-stage teams that need expert eyes on critical decisions without a large ongoing commitment.

  • Monthly risk & launch review sessions
  • Async feedback on product specs and UX flows
  • Support for investor, board, or regulator conversations
  • Introductions to complementary experts where helpful