Carl Lavin

Carl Lavin is a seasoned journalist with a strong focus on trust, accuracy, and understanding of national and global issues, skills that are now utilized in anticipatory risk management in the digital realm at Meta.

With over four years at Meta, Carl has honed his expertise in identifying and limiting new threats within the digital ads ecosystem, specializing in risk management and customer service.

As a global leader, Carl drives operational initiatives to identify and mitigate threats, enhance revenue, and elevate customer satisfaction, resulting in substantial growth and reduced attacks from sophisticated adversaries.

Carl excels in fostering cross-functional collaborations, inspiring teams to execute at the highest level, and pursuing digital and process innovations that prioritize customer-centric business practices.

His extensive background as a trust and safety manager at Meta, coupled with decades of experience as a global newsroom leader, uniquely position him to build and lead diverse teams, articulate compelling visions, and achieve ambitious business goals.

Carl Lavin's specialties encompass a wide range of areas including adversarial methods, investigations, fraud mitigation, risk prioritization, and workplace culture, reflecting his comprehensive skill set and in-depth knowledge.

Educationally, Carl studied at the American Press Institute and earned a B.A. from the University of Chicago.

He has also served as a Trust & Safety Adviser at Eldera and previously held roles in trust and safety, workplace culture, journalism, and content strategy as a Consultant.