Sugata Basu

Sugata Basu currently serves as the Director of Trust & Safety at Google since September 2023 and is a Board Member at Pace University's Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. Previously, Sugata held the position of Director of Operations at Meta from December 2022 to July 2023 and Senior Director at Twitter from April 2022 to November 2022, where leadership of an 80+ team focused on operational transformation was a key achievement. Notable prior roles include Global Head of Misinformation Process Operations and Global Head of Integrity Operations at Facebook, where Sugata led initiatives aimed at countering misinformation and inauthentic behavior across platforms. With earlier experience as Senior Manager for Robotic Process Automation Strategy at TD and as a Senior Consultant at IBM, Sugata has a proven track record in advanced analytics, automation, and fraud risk management. Educational credentials include a Strategy Execution Certificate from Harvard Business School Online, a Master of Science in Information Systems from Pace University, and a Master of Arts in Communication from Pune University.