A senior trust and safety researcher with a “well-trained adversarial mindset” dedicated to ensuring users feel safe and well-informed while on social media. I am a strong product thinker able to understand and evaluate both human and technical complexity, with a deep awareness of how process and product can be improved. My technical expertise and ability to communicate clearly has earned me a reputation of being able to enact change, command attention, and work with integrity.

At Facebook, I managed a team of 12+ qualitative and quantitative researchers, working on a variety of products including Feed ranking systems, user controls, user warnings, and transparency tools. In this role, I provided a depth of knowledge on the needs of users, as well as internal and external stakeholders, throughout the product development process from identification through execution and launch.

Contact me @ samantha.guthrie@gmail,com or find me on LinkedIn or Threads!